Boston public schools

Paying teachers who don’t teach

By CommonWealth Staff Boston public schools, Education 2 Comments Aug 23, 2016

The Boston Public Schools will be spending an estimated $8 million this year paying teachers who won’t be teaching. Is that a colossal waste of money, or simply a cost of doing business? It started out in 2014 as a noble experiment. Many principals were grumbling that they often were saddled with educators they didn’t(...)

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Boston student walkout about cuts — and more

By CommonWealth Staff Boston public schools, Education, Elementary and Secondary Education 1 Comment May 18, 2016

For the second time this year, Boston Public Schools students walked out of classes to protest budget cuts they say imperil their ability to get a quality education. Tuesday’s walkout was much smaller than a demonstration in March, when several thousand students arrived in front of the State House and then marched to City Hall.(...)

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Marty’s budget blues

By CommonWealth Staff Boston public schools, Mayor Walsh 0 Comments Mar 9, 2016

With the stress on the Boston public schools budget prompting a massive student walkout and protest on Monday, a scorecard is almost needed to keep track of the villains who are responsible for all the trouble. Mayor Marty Walsh was pointing fingers at outside groups. “I’d love to see who’s behind the walkout,” he told(...)


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