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Students with disabilities are often left out of Boston’s popular dual language programs
Bilingual special education experts say this underrepresentation is more than a missed opportunity — it’s discrimination.
A mother's journey, helping families navigate BPS and protecting her own from it
BPS brings back Ernst & Young for exam school admissions after GPA error
The district employed Ernst & Young last year for the first year of a complex new admission process, and no known errors came to light under the global accounting firm’s watch.
Easthampton School Committee to seek interim superintendent after failed search
The School Committee will seek out a one-year interim superintendent, instead of going through the process of selecting a third finalist after controversies involving the first two candidates selected for the job.
New poll finds three-quarters of BPS parents support police, metal detectors in schools
Support for both metal detectors and police was found across all racial and ethnic groups, ranging from 60 percent of white parents supporting school police to 85 percent of Latino parents.
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MCAS scores for schools across the state
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Boston hit an all-time graduation high in 2022, but can the rate be trusted?
Massachusetts students saw an uptick in graduation rates after the MCAS exams were canceled due to the pandemic. But Boston’s graduation rates remain unreliable after being faulted for wrongly removing students from would-be graduating classes.
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Nation’s Report Card spells out urgency for local, state leaders to address learning lossesReading and math scores fell district, state, and nationwide in the National Assessment of Educational Progress, made public Monday. State and district leaders said the scores reinforce the need to work quickly to catch students up.
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New admission process may give more disadvantaged students a shot at MetcoThe changes come amid growing efforts in Boston and around the nation to reshape admission processes for public school programs to ensure disadvantaged students have a fair chance against those from more affluent families.
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Wayland School Committee appoints new acting district leader, finalizing replacement of Superintendent Omar Easy
The School Committee will simultaneously continue to pay Superintendent Omar Easy, who has alleged he was the victim of racism, to stay home on administrative leave until his contract expires June 30, 2024.
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Everett superintendent files suit against mayor, School Committee, alleging racism, sexism, and retaliationEverett Superintendent Priya Tahiliani filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Mayor Carlo DeMaria and several other School Committee members accusing them of racism and discrimination after they voted two weeks prior not to renew her contract.
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Black male teachers can make a big difference in the lives of their students — why are they so rare?Statewide, just 1 percent of public school teachers are Black men. Even in Boston, which has the highest number of Black male educators, the proportion is just 7 percent.
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Boston School Committee approves budget, school building, bus contract at contentious meeting
Boston school officials voted Wednesday night on a slate of high-profile items with reverberations for years to come as the district tries to turn itself around.