Schoolyard NewsinBoston Parents Schoolyard NewsBPS educators and supporters take their contract demands to the streetBTU contract talks heated up last Wednesday with a mass picket line of close to 1,000 educators and community supporters circling the BPS…3h ago13h ago1
Schoolyard NewsinBoston Parents Schoolyard NewsEdith Bazile: BPS hostility to Black educators who stand up for equity is hurting our children“Equity must be an action-based throughline, not mere rhetoric.”1d ago1d ago
Schoolyard NewsinBoston Parents Schoolyard NewsGardner Academy ex-principal blasts BPS administration“Sadly, BPS has not been honest“Jun 41Jun 41
Schoolyard NewsinBoston Parents Schoolyard NewsDon’t cut the support our teenage non-readers desperately needA reading teacher’s pleaMay 221May 221
Schoolyard NewsinBoston Parents Schoolyard NewsBPS officials announce more school changes, quick vote due next monthA new strategy? After fierce pushback on earlier proposals, this time there’s a super-short timetable for final actionMay 211May 211
Schoolyard NewsinBoston Parents Schoolyard NewsStudents rally for a better, fairer BPSAt City Hall, they present a wide range of demands, from clean water to more internshipsMay 20May 20
Schoolyard NewsinBoston Parents Schoolyard NewsParents and teachers team up to fight new BPS policy on English learnersThey cite evidence that bilingual education is best for childrenMay 14May 14
Schoolyard NewsinBoston Parents Schoolyard NewsStudents rally today for better buildings, cleaner bathrooms, more diverse staffThey say many schools lack essential facilities such as science labs, libraries, gymsMay 141May 141
Schoolyard NewsinBoston Parents Schoolyard NewsWhy do BPS officials want to put English learners in general education?Possible explanations for a shift that’s contrary to research and even to official policyMay 131May 131
Schoolyard NewsinBoston Parents Schoolyard NewsBoston study showed children are harmed when schools reduce the use of home languagesLocal researchers looked at the effects of the 2002 statewide ban on most bilingual education. Have current BPS leaders read it?May 81May 81