Regarding the proposed closure of nine public schools in Boston, parents and teachers are uniting to hire legal help to submit a petition for injunctive relief to the Suffolk Superior Court to postpone the proposed December 15th vote of the … [Read more...]
The evidence is in: DMR did little or no Fernald cost analysis
A written statement issued by the Executive Office of Health and Human Services that day claimed that it costs $239,000 per resident per year to operate Fernald, and that comparable care in the community system currently costs … [Read more...]
The Herald’s misinformation on Fernald
Secondly, the editorial repeats the administration's undocumented assertion that it costs $239,000 per resident per year to operate Fernald, compared with $102,000 in the community. As we have repeatedly pointed out (until our … [Read more...]
Secretary Bigby, can we see your Fernald analysis?
Let's put aside the fact that currently there are no community settings that do provide comparable services to Fernald. That's the basis of the families' concern over closing Fernald.But what about the proposal to scale … [Read more...]