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Stop Expelling the Kids: Mr. Brown v. Maury Povich…
March 2, 2009 | Comments Off on Stop Expelling the Kids: Mr. Brown v. Maury Povich…
According to Massachusetts state law, once a student is expelled, no other school in the state is required to enroll him or her. This is especially unfortunate for low-income and African American students who are expelled at disproportionately high rates for minor (non-gun) infractions. Many groups blame this on the tendency of school administrators to […]
Mar
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The United States of Public School
March 1, 2009 | Comments Off on The United States of Public School
Despite the new marijuana decriminalization laws in Massachusetts, many school superintendents are refusing to relax their zero-tolerance policies. They are trying to have the law apply differently to their school than it does to every other citizen of the state of Massachusetts and students are suffering… Despite decriminalization, schools keep strict drug possession policies
Mar
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I Missed the Bus and I’ll Never Ever do it Again…
March 1, 2009 | Comments Off on I Missed the Bus and I’ll Never Ever do it Again…
Boston has a new district assignment plan that will save the city millions of dollars in bus fuel costs. HOWEVER, the costs to the city’s poorest residents will far outweigh any benefits. The new zones would concentrate a large number of struggling schools and prevent low-income students from attending some of the higher-performing ones… New […]