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During their debate last night, John Connolly said the proof Marty Walsh wouldn't be able to get unions to do anything they didn't want to came in those flyers union PACs are sending out besmirching Connolly as a, gasp, lawyer, even though Walsh doesn't want them to do that.
But remember when Connolly said he didn't want any outside groups spending money on ads for his campaign, how he wanted to win this race the right way, by communicating with voters himself? Yeah, well, so much for that, David Bernstein reports.
The famous non-profit organization is suffering at the (stage)hands of LocalOne.
See below for a couple of takes on the situation.
A forum on Thursday will give the dozen people running for mayor another shot at explaining their plans for education in Boston.
Googiebaba had planned to try to interview everybody running for mayor this year, but after watching
Press Pass TV is a non-profit organization that harnesses the power of media arts to empower youth in under-served communities. In this segment, PPTV partners with the City School to take an in-depth look at an innovative education program in Haiti.
The Boston chapter of TAG (Teacher Activist Groups) which is a national coalition of grassroots teacher organizing groups is up and running and their new website recently launched. You can check it out here:
Mike the Mad Biologist grows weary of pro-school types who try to whip up a funding frenzy by complaining about how awful schools are these days:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-q6U-OQo_g&feature...
Press Pass TV looks at the importance of student rights and legal education.
It seems like each four minutes there's a new event happening in Boston proper or across the river where I sit typing right now.
These events range from knitting circles to test drive tweetups, and the thing these events have in common is that they're increasingly organized via social media tools.
So imagine my surprise when I found out this morning in one of the first sessions at the Social Technology and Education Conference at Harvard University, that this very conference was completely organized without any traditional marketing.
Massachusetts schools are physically restraining students, and there is controversy over when that is appropriate, the Globe reports.
The Archdiocese of Boston is closing St. Anne's School in Readville at the end of this school year. Declining enrollment, they say.
Sunday, September 21, 2008, 6:00-8:00 pm
Location: Club Café, 209 Columbus Avenue, South End, Boston 02116
The Globe reports:
Thousands of Massachusetts public high school graduates arrive at college unprepared for even the most basic math and English classes, forcing them to take remedial courses that discourage many from staying in school, according to a statewide study released yesterday.
As the parent of a third-grader in a Boston public school, I know it's possible to get your child as good an education as that in any suburban school (maybe even better). But, oh, is it freakin' difficult.
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