In the ongoing lawsuit by Gloucester parents seeking to have the charter for the Gloucester Community Arts Charter School declared invalid (Dolan v. Chester), the Patrick administration's latest defensive maneuver is to force the plaintiffs … [Read more...]
Can’t afford private school?
As the author of this article in Thursday's New York Times says, ironies abound. All (genuine or self-styled) revolutionary movements eventually overreach. Maybe with this, Reville's Folly, and a few other things such as the CREDO … [Read more...]
Gloucester charter two year anniversary – it just gets worse
One of the conditions of the probation supplement was that the school create a plan to address the deficiencies in its special education program. Why these deficiencies exist is puzzling given that the schools founders had promoted … [Read more...]
Don’t ask, don’t kill
During the current debate over the "don't ask don't tell" policy, I heard a senior military officer testifying that there were homosexuals in his combat unit, and that the unit was always able to deliver ordinance to the target. That … [Read more...]
David asked – my thoughts on Deval 2.0
The objectives of any post election efforts to involve the campaign volunteers in governing were never clearly defined in Deval release 1.0, nor was what it meant for people to remain engaged. A shared understanding between the … [Read more...]
The causes which impel them to the separation
Dear Deval, My family hosted the first event in Gloucester for your campaign back in the spring of 2005. Back then you had to promise Nancy Stolberg that you could muster a dozen people to hear you speak if you wanted to host a house … [Read more...]
Back to the charter school cul de sac
Such a conundrum - maybe Secretary of Education Paul Reville can help him. After all, he's been in a political cul de sac too. For those of you new to all this, read the text of his famous email, quoted in this post. … [Read more...]
If the MCAS is so good…
Why aren't private schools fighting to have their students take it too? Right now they are not allowed to take it. Wouldn't it confer the same benefits on students and their curriculum regardless of whether the school is public … [Read more...]
The Core Question for Secretary Reville
Secretary Reville could have asked why none of the three finalists were strong enough to earn a positive recommendation from the Charter School Office, and what could be done to help improve the quality of charter applications. After … [Read more...]
It’s been a mess Mr. Secretary
This may have happened already here in Massachusetts. While you were meeting with our state's Secretary of Education Paul Reville in Washington D.C. on February 24, 2009, an aide took his place on the Massachusetts Board of Elementary … [Read more...]