[Read in English] Jevon Okundaye es asistente del programa del Programa de Acceso y Equidad Racial (REAP, por sus siglas en inglés) de MAC y ex becario líder de jóvenes adultos de MAC. Esta publicación forma parte de la página web “Raza y Discapacidad” de MAC. Jevon es un joven…

Skipper drops proposal that could screen out many students — but will the new system apply to all students, or just some? — By Alain Jehlen The School Committee seems set tonight to approve a new admissions system for Madison Park High School that’s radically different from what Superintendent Mary Skipper originally proposed. Credit where credit is due: The change is apparently due to School Committee opposition to the plan she put forward…

But it’s tough to integrate with MCAS prep — By Alain Jehlen (Second of two articles on Excellence For All) The elementary school Excellence for All program was launched in 2016 to upgrade learning for all children. It was intended to replace Advanced Work Class (AWC), which separated out students believed to be high achievers based on a Terra…

Un estudiante de la escuela O’Bryant prueba su futuro recorrido desde East Boston en autobús, tren y a pie. — [read in English] [Miembros de la comunidad de la escuela O’Bryant han organizado una petición contra la propuesta de mudar la escuela de Roxbury a West Roxbury.] Benny Balderston, que cursará octavo grado en el año escolar 23–24, se enteró del plan para trasladar la escuela John D. O’Bryant a…

An O’Bryant Middle School student from East Boston tries out his future commute via bus, train, and feet. — [leer en español] [Members of the O’Bryant community have started a petition drive against the proposal to move their school from Roxbury to West Roxbury.] Rising eighth-grade student Benny Balderston heard about the plan to move the John D. O’Bryant High School to a renovated West Roxbury Education Complex at…

Officials pledged to provide a “21st-century learning space.” Will they deliver? — Parents and faculty of the merged Boston Community Leadership Academy/McCormack Middle School appealed to the School Committee last week to make the BPS administration keep its promise to give them an up-to-date building. “We’re still lacking some of the basic foundations required for a fully functioning school,” said BCLA/McCormack governing…

“The Black Panther Party knew that their liberation was contingent on the liberation of everybody” — BPS Educator J.D. By Chris Buttimer, Amrita Dani, and Andrea Mejia Educators and students from the Boston Public Schools and other greater Boston schools, along with other community members, gathered at a teach-in on…

“This cannot be!” — BPS officials got an earful Tuesday night from John D. O’Bryant High School alumni and parents who demanded that they scrap the plan to move the school to West Roxbury. About 200 people came to the school community Zoom meeting, which was called by the BPS administration to talk about…

The BuildBPS/Green New Deal Stakeholders Coalition has released a statement questioning Mayor Michelle Wu’s plan to move the John D. O’Bryant High School from Roxbury to West Roxbury, calling it the latest example of city officials claiming to promote equity while doing the inequitable.