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Westerly, RI Now Poor-Shaming Kids

May 1, 2015 By thegreenmiles

I expect this nonsense in Kansas, but in Rhode Island? Just south of the border, Westerly has decided to start publicly humiliating kids over a few dollars in overdue lunch money: Parents in Westerly are outraged over a new school lunch … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: education, schools, Westerly

Boston’s Matt O’Malley on This and That

January 27, 2015 By massmarrier

A relentless and sincere activist Boston City Councilor, Matt O’Malley keeps his eyes on many prizes. He reaches for and works for them, but never despairs when he can’t grasp one. He has represented District 6 — West Roxbury, most of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: boston, casinos, city-council, compost, environment, jamaica-plain, marty-walsh, matt-omalley, recycling, schools, Tom Meino, west-roxbury

National Charter School group supporting Neil Kinnon for State Rep

September 7, 2014 By baba-bumazhka

Tuesday's Democratic primary in Malden includes the choice between two candidates to replace Chris Fallon as our MA state-house rep: Steve Ultrino, a true democrat/Democrat; and Neil Kinnon, a less-than-democratic 'Democrat' . Both men are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: conflict-of-interest, privatization, schools

All 3 MA Dems for Treasurer Have Big Plans

August 19, 2014 By massmarrier

The MA Treasurer/Receiver General race has glories and worries. On the Dem side, three solid candidates want to replace Steve Grossman as he stepped aside to run for Governor.  All  three spoke with Left Ahead on the past three successive … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: campaign, Conroy, election, election 2014, finegold, goldberg, grossman, left-ahead, massachusetts, pension fund, schools, treasurer

Connolly and the Koch brothers use the same “research” firm?

October 26, 2013 By angela

Connolly and the Koch brothers use the same "research" firm? Yes, it's true. Very interesting to this educator that the Connolly vendor mentioned in the Boston Globe article is Braun Research. As stated in the Globe article, Braun … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: #AllianceForSchoolChoice, #bosmayor, #BraunResearch, #FriedmanFoundation, #JohnConnolly, #KochBrothers, #MartyWalsh, #PublicEducation, #SchoolVouchers, boston, schools

Walczak Promises to Ramp Up Boston

June 18, 2013 By massmarrier

Bill Walczak’s true believers are just that. He’s one of the dozen running for mayor of Boston. His supporters (and he) point to his phenomenal, 4-decades-long record of making things happen and even doing the unlikely or seemingly … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: boston, campaign, Codman, development, dorchester, education, election, mayor, schools, Walczak

Mass Layoffs to Hit Already-Struggling New Bedford Schools

May 29, 2013 By thegreenmiles

New Bedford officials are announcing massive layoffs across the already-troubled school system, reports Natalie Sherman of the Standard Times: School officials, describing a "large and painful" reduction, said Tuesday they need to cut 250 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: budget, education, new-bedford, schools

No One Cares About Poor Kids: Parker School Edition

April 26, 2013 By thegreenmiles

We let our children grow up in communities with high unemployment, low-paying jobs and high crime rates, then when they don't do well on tests, we declare the school, principal & teachers "failing." Here in Massachusetts, our "failing" … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: education, mcas, new-bedford, schools

Connolly Gentle, Fierce in Boston Mayoral Start

March 5, 2013 By massmarrier

John Connolly can be our t'ai chi candidate. He's running an upbeat, pleasant campaign for mayor of Boston, but has a no-nonsense punch behind the smile and gentle hand. He joined Left Ahead today to describe his platforms and policies. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: boston, campaign, crime, education, john-connolly, mayor, menino, schools

Four ways to improve the state’s anti-bullying law

March 1, 2011 By massequality

The law should be amended to include a non-inclusive list of categories of students who are at a disproportionate risk of being bullied. The inclusion of this language would reflect a greater focus on bullying prevention by acknowledging … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: bullying, lgbt, massequality, schools

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