Not according to state standards — By Alain Jehlen [Note: This is a corrected version of the article I posted yesterday.] The Boston Public Schools is way up there among the state’s biggest spenders and must tighten its belt. That’s the impression you get from media reports and also from top BPS administrators, who often speak…

“Things happen for a reason. I was supposed to be there and meet this amazing kid.” — Tannya Perez DiGiovanni is one of 25 BPS Teaching Fellows this year, having taken part in the Accelerated Community To Teacher program last year. About 80 percent are BPS paraprofessionals who want to become teachers. They spend one year studying nights and Saturdays, and then have one year with a…

What we heard, what we did, how we decided — By Travis Marshall “I’m so sorry you are going through this,” a friend told me as I recounted my child’s previous weeks. Nothing horrible had happened. …

He wanted to tell the Committee that BPS officials won’t give him basic data on how they spend federal funds — At the February 16 School Committee budget hearing, four people spoke during the public comment section. One talked about programs for English learners and three proposed that parents who spend long hours working to increase parent engagement should get stipends. But one person was not allowed to speak. Roger Rice…

Answering a parent’s question, they also says it wouldn’t be fair to English learners who don’t know Spanish — By Alain Jehlen Why won’t the Spanish version of the MAP Growth test be accepted for exam school admissions? Because exam schools don’t make accommodations for non-English speakers. That’s what the Boston Public School administration’s response to a Citywide Parent Council (CPC) question seems to come down to.

“Initial meeting” happened just last week, for an investigation launched five months ago — By Alain Jehlen Last August 24, 15 former BPS leaders of color wrote to incoming Superintendent Mary Skipper to warn that Black and brown educators are being pushed out of the central office if they protest racist policies and try to advance equity. They said that educators who are seen…

Small wins add up — By Jennifer Dines I am a reading specialist for students in grades 4 to 8 at the Mildred Avenue K–8 School in Mattapan. …

Officials tell city councilors they’ll figure out the plan after they start carrying it out —

BPS staff anger over unpaid bills bursts into the open — By Alain Jehlen BPS officials have been attacked repeatedly this year for gaslighting parents about transportation, making racist decisions, and pushing out rebellious colleagues of color. Now there’s a new charge: Staff members say the district’s paymasters are many months overdue in paying thousands of dollars the staff is owed. …