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Conservatory Lab Charter School…Listen UP

February 20, 2018 By jshore

Boston Globe’s James Vaznis wrote an interesting article, “In an unusual move, Conservatory Lab Charter School seeks to join Boston Public Schools.”  My first reaction is “why would they want to do this considering they were just approved … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editor, User Tagged With: Boston Public Schools, BPS, charter, Conservatory Lab Charter School

New Leadership For Boston: Tito Jackson For Mayor

November 4, 2017 By jamaicaplainiac

(While I’m promoting this post as being of general interest, this shouldn’t be seen as a BMG endorsement in this race - Charley) Boston is at a crossroads. Tuesday's election is fundamentally about what kind of city we want this to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editor, User Tagged With: bospoli, boston, BPS, education, election, housing, marty-walsh, mbta, Tito Jackson

We are being asked to raise test scores at the same time we are being deprived of our best hope for doing so…

October 13, 2014 By Dolores Wood

I am wondering if anyone here has had success in going around the middle-man to fund an urgent need.  When BPS canceled many buses all over the city, it destroyed West Roxbury Academy’s successful after-school tutoring program to help … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: BPS, education, teachers-tests-mcas-department-of-education

Massachusetts Charter Public School Association…Listen Up!

March 12, 2014 By jshore

Massachusetts Traditional Public Schools are Number 1 in the Nation.  Boston Public Schools is the Number 1 Urban School District in the Nation.  We are stuck with the charter schools we now have, and they have proven to be a drain on our … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: BPS, charters, Graduation Rate

Boston Public School Provisional Teachers…Listen Up!

January 20, 2014 By jshore

This past week in Commonwealth Magazine, Boston Teacher Caroline Corcoran wrote, “I would spend the spring and summer months worrying about the future of my job, since I was a provisional teacher, and therefore could lose my job to a more … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: BPS, btu, Provisional, Seniority, teachers

Boston School Committee Member Meg Campbell…Listen Up!

May 28, 2013 By jshore

In a Boston Globe opinion piece this past Friday, Boston School Committee member, Meg Campbell wrote,  “I do raise the question of how 92 percent of our Boston Public School teachers can be rated proficient or exemplary when more than 50 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: BPS, BSC, charter-school, Meg Campbell

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