Blue Mass Group

Reality-based commentary on politics.

  • Shop
  • Subscribe to BMG
  • Contact
  • Log In
  • Front Page
  • All Posts
  • About
  • Rules
  • Events
  • Register on BMG

How the Ed Reform Sausage Gets Made: The Barr Foundation

January 3, 2016 By jamaicaplainiac

I had hoped to write a big ol' primer on the Walsh Administration's plan to charterize the Boston Public Schools. But it's hard for me to write coherently about something that makes me so angry, and, anyway, anything I wrote would basically … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: Barr Foundation, boston, Boston Plan For Excellence, charter-schools, education, education-reform, The Boston Compact

Follow the (Walton) Money

August 27, 2013 By jamaicaplainiac

As soon as John Connolly had renounced the Stand for Children money he (and Conley and Barros) attempted to get to influence the Boston mayoral race, local pundits began suggesting that the whole controversy was just political theater and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: boston, Boston Mayoral Race, dan-conley, democrats, education, education-reform, John Barros, john-connolly, stand-for-children, walmart

On The Extended School Day

July 31, 2013 By jamaicaplainiac

The other day, I wrote about lifting the charter school cap. Today I'd like to address the other education "reform" being pressed in the Boston mayoral race: extending the school day. It's worth noting that after twenty years of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: Boston Mayoral Race, education, education-reform, extended school day, mcas

‘ROUNDING THE GLOBE’-10: What does STAND stand for?

March 30, 2010 By bill-schechter

'ROUNDING THE GLOBE'-10: What does STAND stand for? There are a host of journalistic sins. When it comes to its coverage of education policy, the Boston Globe has committed all of them: selective sourcing in news, exclusion of dissenting … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: boston-globe, education-reform, mcas, stand, stand-for-children

ROUNDING THE GLOBE 6: Does one right makes two wrongs?

March 15, 2010 By bill-schechter

She then went on to discuss the startling, new positions of education scholar Diane Ravitch, once an advocate and now a critic of testing, charters, standards, and school closings. Incredibly, the Globe has still not followed the lead of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: boston-globe, central-falls, education-reform, mcas, ravitch, standards, vennochi

ROUNDING THE GLOBE 3: Twelve Underperforming Schools To Be ‘Shaken-Up’ in Boston

March 5, 2010 By bill-schechter

Ho-hum. It was the usual one-two punch in the Globe today. James Vaznis reported on the Boston superintendent's announcement that 12 'underperforming" Boston school will be shaken-up. Boston superintendent Carol Johnson announced that five … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: boston-globe, education-reform, menino, stutman, teacher-unions, vaznis

ROUNDING THE GLOBE 2: How Ravitch Got Disappeared in the Boston Globe

March 3, 2010 By bill-schechter

Yesterday, I launched a continuing feature on this page called "Rounding the Globe," which will be my best effort to keep the Globe's feet to the fire when it comes to editorial, op eds, and reportage about education policy. I will be … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: boston-globe, diane-ravitch, education-policy, education-reform, media-analysis

Innovation Schools – A Challenge to Educators

February 25, 2010 By paul-reville

Innovation Schools provide teachers with an unprecedented opportunity to seize control of their schools and to take charge of both academic programming and operations. What does that mean?  It means teachers can operate schools under … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: education-reform, innovation-schools, paul-reville

Lift The Charter School Cap

January 20, 2010 By jamaicaplainiac

This is not because I've suddenly realized that charter schools are a good idea.  It's because they've distracted us long enough, and because the story of heroic entrepreneurs saving education has stubbornly resisted the facts, the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: charter-schools, education, education-reform

How can we reform education?

December 3, 2006 By kai

1) With the Massachusetts Education Reform Act of 1993 (MERA) and the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) in place can local school districts implement meaningful reforms on their own?2) Are there any school districts in Massachusetts … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: education-reform, massachusetts

Recommended Posts

  • No posts liked yet.

Recent User Posts

Predictions Open Thread

December 22, 2022 By jconway

This is why I love Joe Biden

December 21, 2022 By fredrichlariccia

Garland’s Word

December 19, 2022 By terrymcginty

Some Parting Thoughts

December 19, 2022 By jconway

Beware the latest grift

December 16, 2022 By fredrichlariccia

Thank you, Blue Mass Group!

December 15, 2022 By methuenprogressive

Recent Comments

  • blueeyes on Beware the latest griftSo where to, then??
  • Christopher on Some Parting ThoughtsI've enjoyed our discussions as well (but we have yet to…
  • Christopher on Beware the latest griftI can't imagine anyone of our ilk not already on Twitter…
  • blueeyes on Beware the latest griftI will miss this site. Where are people going? Twitter?…
  • chrismatth on This site (will be disabled on) December 31, 2022I joined BMG late - 13 years ago next month and three da…
  • SomervilleTom on Geopolitics of FusionEVERY un-designed, un-built, and un-tested technology is…
  • Charley on the MTA on This site (will be disabled on) December 31, 2022That’s a great idea, and I’ll be there on Sunday. It’s a…

Archive

@bluemassgroup on Twitter

#mapoli

headlineoptics Headline Optics @headlineoptics ·
3 Apr

OTR: Diana DiZoglio discusses potential retaliation from Mass. Legislature over audit https://www.masspolicyreport.com/2023/04/03/otr-diana-dizoglio-discusses-potential-retaliation-from-mass-legislature-over-audit/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter @masspolicy #MApoli #Massachusetts

Reply on Twitter 1642902408245420032 Retweet on Twitter 1642902408245420032 Like on Twitter 1642902408245420032 Twitter 1642902408245420032
masspolicy MassPolicyReport @masspolicy ·
3 Apr

Mass. Conservatives Win Big in Second MassGOP Caucus: Crush Baker 2.0/Establishment Candidate https://www.masspolicyreport.com/2023/04/03/mass-conservatives-win-big-in-second-massgop-caucus-crush-baker-2-0-establishment-candidate/ #Massachusetts #MApoli #bospoli #MassPolicyReport

Reply on Twitter 1642902143123202050 Retweet on Twitter 1642902143123202050 Like on Twitter 1642902143123202050 Twitter 1642902143123202050
sabadosama Lindsay Sabadosa @sabadosama ·
3 Apr

A huge pleasure to join @RepDylan as he launched the #Massachusetts Friends of UK Legislative Caucus at the home of the @FCDOPeterAbbott. It was wonderful to talk about how we can collaborate to benefit constituents and deepen long-standing ties! #mapoli

2

Reply on Twitter 1642900909020569600 Retweet on Twitter 1642900909020569600 Like on Twitter 1642900909020569600 Twitter 1642900909020569600
theaaholcomb Thea Holcomb @theaaholcomb ·
3 Apr

If you're familiar with #mapoli I have questions for you!

My intern is applying for an internship there - obvs I'm thrilled. 😊 What should she know about how the MA legislature is staffed? What other essential knowledge would you pass along?

Reply on Twitter 1642899676125970436 Retweet on Twitter 1642899676125970436 Like on Twitter 1642899676125970436 1 Twitter 1642899676125970436
masspolicy MassPolicyReport @masspolicy ·
3 Apr

Mounting evidence that the citizens of MA are over taxed https://www.masspolicyreport.com/2023/04/03/mounting-evidence-that-the-citizens-of-ma-are-over-taxed/ #Massachusetts #MApoli #bospoli #MassPolicyReport

Reply on Twitter 1642898875705970690 Retweet on Twitter 1642898875705970690 Like on Twitter 1642898875705970690 Twitter 1642898875705970690
erintiernan Erin Tiernan @erintiernan ·
3 Apr

It's April in #mapoli which means budget season is in full swing. The House will soon pitch a tax relief proposal alongside their 2024 fiscal plan.
- @MBTA staffing shortage cou;d keep trains from running on time
- Auditor DiZoglio won't back down
https://masster-list.com/2023/04/03/massachusetts-house-tax-package-could-be-a-tango-with-healey/

Reply on Twitter 1642898790221770752 Retweet on Twitter 1642898790221770752 1 Like on Twitter 1642898790221770752 Twitter 1642898790221770752
Load More

From our sponsors




Google Calendar







Search

Archives

  • Facebook
  • RSS
  • Twitter




Copyright © 2023 Owned and operated by BMG Media Empire LLC. Read the terms of use. Some rights reserved.