Empowerment zones, the third way, portfolio district. Different name, same goals: takeover of our public schools.
http://baystatebanner.com/news/2018/feb/28/school-turnaround-bill-advances/
BPS Administration
Study: Schools shame kids for unpaid meals
Study shows some MA schools shaming kids who can’t afford lunch– serving a cheap sandwich, barring sports and field trips and withholding report cards. Way to close the achievement gap.
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/local_politics/2018/03/study_schools_shame_kids_for_unpaid_meals
Boston-based SimpliSafe cuts ties to NRA
How does this relate to BPS? Keep reading.
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/local_coverage/2018/02/boston_based_simplisafe_cuts_ties_to_nra
At midpoint of his term, Tommy Chang is being tested
BPS parent and QUESTie Mary Battenfeld says,”[Chang] began his superintendency with a listening tour, but listening has not been very evident in how he has developed policies.”
Chang ousts many Greater Egleston High School teachers and its headmaster
Update on Greater Egleston. Many questions still unanswered.
A Minor Fight In A Boston School Landed One Student In ICE Custody, Advocates Fear
Imagine if our schools were reporting students to ICE. Oh wait!
http://www.wbur.org/news/2018/01/26/boston-student-ice-custody
BPS website foul-up gives parents flawed data
How has BPS so royally messed up the ratings of schools?!? This is one of the key mechanisms by which some students access quality schools.
Boston Public Schools Considers Plan to Eliminate Middle Schools
Eliminating middle schools: “It’s hard to imagine grade reconfiguration—and school closures—won’t become volatile, too.” Thank you Boston Magazine for making the connection between grade reconfiguration and school closures.
https://www.bostonmagazine.com/education/2018/01/12/chang-middle-school-bps/
BPS website glitch creates confusion for parents registering for schools
Woops. Glitch in the registration process “will be fixed immediately.”
BPS may be served lawsuit over lack of minority input
“[Lawyers’ Committee Executive Director] Espinoza-Madrigal said that if BPS leadership doesn’t start addressing issues facing minorities, immigrants and community members who want more input, there could be ‘legal liability for Boston Public Schools and the city of Boston.'”