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Back to the Future in the Bay State: Brockton’s New School-Funding Lawsuit May Be Imminent
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
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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
Bay State Charter Campaign Gets A Black Eye in Brockton: New Heights Charter Unlikely to Open on Main St.
The controversial New Heights Charter School won’t be moving into the space above the tuxedo-rental store and shuttered bridal shop on Main St., in downtown Brockton, MA., this September. “They are not moving in; not coming into this building,” says … Continue reading
Posted in Brockton, MA, Business, Charter Schools, Education, Massachusetts Education Reform
Tagged Brockton, brockton high, Charlie Baker, Jim Peyser, John Kerry, John Marien, Mitchell Chester, New Heights Charter School, Omari Walker, referendum, Sharon Wolder, Sue Szachowicz, Sue Szachowicz Tuxedos by Marien, Swift boat
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