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Category Archives: Education
An Evening With Joel Klein: Former Schools Chancellor Reflects On His Legacy
Recently, I joined about 50 New York City reform-minded educators who had gathered at Teach for America’s headquarters in downtown Manhattan to hear Joel Klein reflect on his years as New York City schools and his thoughts on education. The … Continue reading
Posted in Charter Schools, Education, public schools, small-schools movement
Tagged Alexandra Estrella, Bloomberg, busing, Carmen Farina, charter schools, David Baiz, Debbie Meier, DeBlasio, District 4, English language learners, Eric Nadelstern, Global Tech, incarcerated parents, integration, Joel Klein, John King, network structure, networks, PROSE, school busing, segregation, small schools, Success Academy, superintendents, Teach for America, teacher retention, teachers union, TFA, Tony Alvarado
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UPDATE: How Long-Time Charter Funders Are Upping the Ante in Their Bid to Blow the Bay State’s Charter School Cap
On October 24, I posted the story below about dark money–much of it from out-of-state–flowing into Massachusetts to support a “yes” vote on a pro-charter-school ballot question known as Question 2. In the days just before the election, those funds … Continue reading
Why The New York Times Is Wrong, and the NAACP Right, in the Question of A Moratorium on Charters
This weekend, the NAACP is expected to vote on a resolution calling for a moratorium on charter schools at a meeting in Cincinnati. This week, too, The New York Times, in an editorial, called on the board of the NAACP … Continue reading
Back to the Future in the Bay State: Why Brockton May Have A Case for A New School-Funding Lawsuit
Brockton, a down-at-the-heels Massachusetts town, has been a bell weather of education reform for more than a quarter of a century, ever since it spearheaded a class-action lawsuit charging inequitable school funding, which served as a catalyst for the state’s … Continue reading
Posted in Brockton, MA, Charter Schools, Education, Massachusetts Education Reform
Tagged ballot initiative, Brockton, brockton high, Cape Verde, charter schools, equity funding, equity school, Gov. Charlie Baker, Haiti, lawsuit, Level One, low income, NAEP, New Heights Charter School, Question Two, refugees, sanctuary cities, Senator Stan Rosenberg, Sharon Wolder, Systemic bias
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UPDATE: Brockton’s Charter Fiasco Continues As Controversial School Prepares to Leave Town
After multiple construction snafus that kept a controversial charter school from opening in Brockton, MA, the commissioner of Massachusetts public schools granted conditional approval yesterday for the school to temporarily move to a site in Norwood, 22 miles away from … Continue reading
