This is all crucial information to me as a voter, a parent, and as a member of the BPS Citywide Parent Council,” said Lauren Margharita.
Contrast this with students from middle class and higher income homes who may not be financially limited in accessing the tutors and supplemental academic support necessary to not only receive a high quality education during this time, but also be prepared to demonstrate their aptitude on a high stakes test. The unprecedented action on the part of the School Committee OAG Task Force calling for a suspension of the test as part of the next admissions process and the subsequent outcry from thousands of residents and supporters, demand that the School Committee take immediate action to revise the admissions policy and remove the testing requirement for this year due to the COVID-19 crisis. This moment of widespread and deepening inequity demands that the School Committee disrupt the status quo and act intentionally to implement an explicitly anti-racist admissions process.To learn more about ongoing efforts to create a more equitable admission process, visit our The Boston Coalition for Education Equity is a collaboration among civil rights, education, and community organizations across the city of Boston that are committed to dismantling education inequity.Full list of organizations who have signed on to this statement: Many leading candidates for City Council favor changes to the Boston Public Schools that are designed to dismantle the system’s deep inequities, according to a candidate questionnaire conducted by the Boston Coalition for Education Equity.These changes include more equitable school funding, reforms in exam school admissions, and elected representation on the School Committee.Some of these changes require amendments to the city charter, which the Council could initiate.The Coalition does not endorse candidates, but it developed the questionnaire to help voters who value public education make informed choices in this year’s city council election. The result: In the interviews supposedly organized for parent and community engagement, the lack of effective engagement resulted in a room with a handful of residents each night and scores of empty seats.Then families had just five days to provide meaningful feedback through a survey.
After the questionnaire is released, we’ll host a series of Facebook Live events with candidates selected by our membership. In our strong and prosperous city, we can make that happen. Some of us believe the inequities in the process are so significant that the candidate pool should be revisited. We believe that Dr. Cassellius has the best and most promising chance of doing that. Additionally, there was not a single independent Black parent on the Committee who was not also an employee of BPS.The final, public stage of the process was carried out in a way designed to minimize family and community engagement: The finalists were announced during school vacation week, and the interviews were scheduled immediately afterward. Twenty-nine of the 43 Council candidates responded, including seven of the ten incumbents. In short, BPS knows how to engage communities across the city. Most favor changing private fundraising practices in BPS schools to make them more equitable. The current admissions process for these three schools already consistently produces racially unjust outcomes. A family resource coordinator AND a bus monitor.
“Lisa Green of Boston Coalition for Education Equity said, “You can only surmise that they’re acting on the mayor’s wishes.
School Committee members can now show they mean what they say by listening to the voices of the school and Harbor Point communities and refusing to approve the current proposal to let the Boys and Girls Clubs of Dorchester build on the McCormack land.The Boston Coalition for Education Equity is a collaboration among civil rights, education, and community organizations across the city of Boston that are committed to dismantling education inequity.The Boston Coalition for Education Equity calls on Mayor Walsh and the Boston School Committee to honor the unanimous recommendation of the School Committee’s Opportunity and Achievement Gap Task Force, and for the School Committee to vote to suspend the admissions policy to remove the testing requirement for Boston Latin Academy, Boston Latin School and the John D. O’Bryant High School of Math & Science for the upcoming admissions cycle. When the survey was initially rolled out, it was available in English language only. We know this is not a new conversation given the reports and recommendations from Lawyers for Civil Rights, the NAACP Boston Branch, and other education experts leading up to this point. Boston is the only city in Massachusetts where citizens cannot vote for school committee members.The Boston Coalition for Education Equity is a collaboration among civil rights, education, and community organizations across the city of Boston that are committed to dismantling education inequity.For more about the Coalition including a list of member organizations, visit our website at The majority of Boston City Council candidates favor democratic alternatives to the mayoral-appointed Boston School Committee, according to candidate questionnaires released today by the Boston Coalition for Education Equity. We are now in a pandemic that disproportionately impacts Black and LatinX communities.Mayor Walsh has declared racism a public health crisis in the City of Boston. An overwhelming majority of the candidates who responded support a change in how our School Committee members are selected. Boston Coalition for Education Equity By Anonymous on Thu, 03/21/2019 - 8:39pm We delivered the following testimony at School Committee last night, along with the 44 responses we have received so far from our survey. Dr. Cassellius has demonstrated through her work and in her espoused values that she can lead with authentic inclusion and that she is not afraid of having more seats at the table to bring about much-needed change.
“Many council candidates have taken public stands in favor of specific systemic reforms to promote equity.”“There is little debate that every Boston child deserves a great Boston Public School. Make a commitment to come to our next event of April 9th with Progressive West Roxbury/Roslindale – and bring 5 friends!
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