Comments on: Winning In Boston? http://www.eduwonk.com/2009/06/winning-in-boston.html Education News, Analysis, and Commentary Sat, 11 Feb 2012 21:00:28 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: LMK http://www.eduwonk.com/2009/06/winning-in-boston.html/comment-page-1#comment-83043 LMK Sun, 14 Jun 2009 02:28:07 +0000 http://www.eduwonk.com/?p=3976#comment-83043 As teacher and former Bostonian, I am always interested in what goes on in the city. The Boston Public Schools have been declining for years, and the city does not have the money to fix the problems. I agree with Mennino that they should allow charter schools to exist, but I do not think that they should be under the umbrella of a mayorial committee, and the city school dept. They need to be independent to be effective. As teacher and former Bostonian, I am always interested in what goes on in the city. The Boston Public Schools have been declining for years, and the city does not have the money to fix the problems. I agree with Mennino that they should allow charter schools to exist, but I do not think that they should be under the umbrella of a mayorial committee, and the city school dept. They need to be independent to be effective.

]]> By: HealThoid http://www.eduwonk.com/2009/06/winning-in-boston.html/comment-page-1#comment-82499 HealThoid Wed, 10 Jun 2009 23:16:54 +0000 http://www.eduwonk.com/?p=3976#comment-82499 Interesting... But what sign on novelties of the news? Interesting… But what sign on novelties of the news?

]]> By: GGW http://www.eduwonk.com/2009/06/winning-in-boston.html/comment-page-1#comment-82478 GGW Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:48:37 +0000 http://www.eduwonk.com/?p=3976#comment-82478 Yes to "b" - frustrated specifically at being one of few public unions to not agree with Mayor on pay freeze. Payback. Yes to "d" - no question. Don't forget "e" - read the fine print. The Mayor is not promising to support charters. Instead, proposing what he already has more or less has - the right to deal with his failing schools, and calling that "charter." In a separate interview, the superintendent clarifies that she and the Mayor plan to continue to oppose existing charters, let alone growth, but that he hopes USDOE will "count" his thing as being pro-charter. Some here speculate he's brilliantly stalled action until July 2010 when mayoral election is long over, everything has simmered down; meanwhile, takes all the wind out of charter debate from his two opponents. Yes to “b” – frustrated specifically at being one of few public unions to not agree with Mayor on pay freeze. Payback.

Yes to “d” – no question.

Don’t forget “e” – read the fine print. The Mayor is not promising to support charters. Instead, proposing what he already has more or less has – the right to deal with his failing schools, and calling that “charter.”

In a separate interview, the superintendent clarifies that she and the Mayor plan to continue to oppose existing charters, let alone growth, but that he hopes USDOE will “count” his thing as being pro-charter.

Some here speculate he’s brilliantly stalled action until July 2010 when mayoral election is long over, everything has simmered down; meanwhile, takes all the wind out of charter debate from his two opponents.

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