NBC Boston - District 91心頭istration District 91心頭istration Media Tue, 15 Oct 2024 13:18:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 63% of Mass. schools are still segregated, report finds, despite law against it /article/63-of-mass-schools-are-still-segregated-report-finds-despite-law-against-it/ Tue, 15 Oct 2024 13:18:09 +0000 /?p=167563 An educator with experience advising the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) believes its time to sue the state agency if it doesnt do more to reduce racial imbalances in public schools.

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]]> An educator with experience advising the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) believes its time to sue the state agency if it doesnt do more to reduce racial imbalances in public schools.

They still have an opportunity before someone files a lawsuit, said Dr. Raul Fernandez, the former chair of DESEs Racial Imbalance Advisory Council (RAIC). My great hope was that we would have leaders that would actually step up and meet this moment, and it just hasn’t happened. So, it seems we’re on the path that many other communities have found themselves whether it be cities or states on the path toward some kind of court involvement.

In June, Dr. Fernandez and his colleagues on the advisory council released a report called Racial Segregation in Massachusetts Schools. It reveals that 63% of the Commonwealths public schools meet the councils definition of segregated. That means more than 500,000 students are educated in school environments considered racially imbalanced and the RAIC says the law requires education leaders to do something about it even if they didnt create the imbalance.

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]]> Students in Newton return to school Monday following teachers strike /article/students-in-newton-return-to-school-monday-following-teachers-strike/ Mon, 05 Feb 2024 13:51:40 +0000 /?p=158519 A four-year deal calls for increases in cost-of-living adjustments, up to 60 days of parental leave, more social workers, higher wages for paraprofessionals and more prep time for teachers.

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]]> After more than two weeks of being away, students in Newton, Massachusetts, are returning to the classroom on Monday.

Teachers voted on Sunday to ratify their new contract with the district.

All in all, 11 missed school days and 15 days on the picket line, and now teachers, students and staff will be making their way to the class Monday morning with a one-hour late start.

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]]> Classes canceled for 6th day in Newton; teachers, school committee head back to court /article/classes-canceled-for-6th-day-in-newton-teachers-school-committee-head-back-to-court/ Fri, 26 Jan 2024 13:17:26 +0000 /?p=158208 The dispute has moved from the picket line to the courtroom and students were expected to get involved as the mood shifted from optimism to anger and frustration.

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]]> Students in Newton, Massachusetts, are now entering their sixth day out of the classroom, as teachers in the district take their battle to City Hall.

However, things are moving from the picket line to the courtroom on Friday and students are expected to get involved.

There’s been a big change to the mood in Newton. There was a lot of optimism Wednesday night but as of Thursday night, there was anger and frustration.

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