Category Archives: Massachusetts Education Reform

Back to the Future in the Bay State: Brockton’s New School-Funding Lawsuit May Be Imminent

Posted on March 19, 2018 by aagabor

Twenty-five years ago, the Brockton school district prevailed in a lawsuit that served as a key catalyst for the Massachusetts Education Reform Act of 1993, which radically changed the state’s approach to school funding and turned the Bay State into … Continue reading →

Posted in Brockton, MA, Charter Schools, Education, Massachusetts Education Reform, public schools | Tagged brockton high, charter schools, community eligibility program, continuous improvement, Education reform, foundation budget formula, Jim Peyser, Massachusetts Board of Education, Paul Sagan, Question 2 | Leave a comment

Record Fine for Campaign-Finance Violation Sheds Light on Dark Money Donors to Bay State Charter Referendum

Posted on September 26, 2017 by aagabor

When the biggest backer of Massachusetts’s recent ballot initiative, which would have effectively eliminated the cap on charter schools, was slapped, this month, with a $426,466 fine for violating campaign finance laws—the biggest such violation in state history—the legal settlement … Continue reading →

Posted in Brockton, MA, Business, Charter Schools, Education, Massachusetts Education Reform | Tagged Alice Walton Martin Mannion, Amanda Fernandez, Amos Hostetter, Barr Foundation, BESE, Chuck Longfield, Denise Dupre, Doris Fisher, Eric Schneiderman, Families for Excellent Schools, FESA, Gov. Charlie Baker, Great Schools Massachusetts, John and Doris Fisher, John Fisher, Jonathan Jacobson, Josh Bekenstein, KIPP, KIPP Mass, Mark Nunnelly, Martin West, Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, Massachusetts Office of Campaign and Political Finance, OCPF, Paul Sagan, Question 2, Seth Klarman | 3 Comments

UPDATE: How Long-Time Charter Funders Are Upping the Ante in Their Bid to Blow the Bay State’s Charter School Cap

Posted on November 7, 2016 by aagabor

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 →

Posted in Charter Schools, Education, Massachusetts Education Reform | 4 Comments

How Long-Time Charter Funders Are Upping the Ante in Their Bid to Blow the Bay State’s Charter School Cap

Posted on October 24, 2016 by aagabor

This post highlights the work of Peggy Wiesenberg, an attorney and Access to Justice Fellow working with Quality Education for Every Student (QUEST), a grassroots organization of Boston Public School parents dedicated to promoting quality, equity and transparency in public … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Charter Schools, Massachusetts Education Reform | Tagged a venture capitalist and chairman of the Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, Abigail Johnson, Advancing Obama’s Legacy Frank Perullo Robert Kraft DFER Kraft Group New Schools Venture Fund Paul Sagan, Alice Walton, Amos Hostetter, Analog Devices, Barr Foundation, Campaign for Fair Access to Quality Public Schools, Charles Longfield, Charter Growth Fund, Charter Public School Association, Charter Public Schools Voter Education Fund, charter schools, Dark Money, Eli Broad, Expanding Educational Opportunities, Great Schools Massachusetts, Jim Peyser, Jim Walton, John Fischer, KIPP, Mark Nunnelly, New Profit Inc., Paul Edgerley, Question 2, Raymond Stata, Shari Redstone, Yes on 2 | 2 Comments

Back to the Future in the Bay State: Why Brockton May Have A Case for A New School-Funding Lawsuit

Posted on October 5, 2016 by aagabor

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 | 2 Comments

Category Archives: Massachusetts Education Reform

Back to the Future in the Bay State: Brockton’s New School-Funding Lawsuit May Be Imminent

Record Fine for Campaign-Finance Violation Sheds Light on Dark Money Donors to Bay State Charter Referendum

UPDATE: How Long-Time Charter Funders Are Upping the Ante in Their Bid to Blow the Bay State’s Charter School Cap

How Long-Time Charter Funders Are Upping the Ante in Their Bid to Blow the Bay State’s Charter School Cap

Back to the Future in the Bay State: Why Brockton May Have A Case for A New School-Funding Lawsuit

Subscribe

Recent Blog Posts

Blog Categories

Blog Archives

Twitter Feed

Meta