Vote for Equity

By Scott Jacobson

Why care about charter schools when they do not exist in your town? There is a connection between charter schools,

Equality Becomes Equity in a Democratic English Classroom

Abby Erdmann

I began teaching English in School-Within-a-School (SWS), Brookline High’s alternative democratic school, in 1977,

Horace Mann Charter Schools

Why Charter School Advocates Prefer a Ballot Question to Using the Dozens of Charters Still Available in Massachusetts

As I have heard time and again and has continued to be confirmed by various sources as the charter school movement has grown,

THE ‘EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT GAP’

THOUGH THE LOOKING GLASS

Bill Schechter

“When I use a word,” Humpty Dumpty said, in rather a scornful tone, “it means just what I choose it to mean—neither more nor less.” “The question is,” said Alice, “whether you can make

words mean so many different things.” (Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland)

It’s time to go down the rabbit hole of the “Educational Achievement Gap.”

Massachusetts Charter Expansion Ballot Question Pits Dark Money Against People Power

By Lisa Guisbond, Executive Director, Citizens for Public Schools

When they head to the polls on November 8, Massachusetts voters will decide whether to

Muddy River Issue #2

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