Adria Watson
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Police officers will stay out of Somerville schools under new district plan
School staff will primarily handle altercations between students in schools, but incidents including “substantial harm” to physical safety, destroying school property, and stealing, would rise to the level of calling police, under the new guidelines. → Read More
Proposed child care grant funding allows programs to invest in educators
Education officials are pushing for funding that could provide the state’s youngest learners with quality early education. → Read More
Report finds BPS data is inaccurate and incomplete, with wide-ranging consequences
The review by Ernst and Young consultants largely confirmed state concerns about district data, such as undercounting late buses and possibly overestimating high school graduation rates. → Read More
‘You can’t survive on this’: Public schools rely on paraprofessionals but pay meager wages
In many Massachusetts schools districts, the hourly wages for paraprofessionals start below the state minimum wage. → Read More
National parent group files federal complaint accusing Milton Public Schools of discrimination
At the center of the controversy is “The Calculus Project,” which offers tutoring and study groups to students of color and low-income students in effort to boost the number of such students who complete AP Calculus in high school. → Read More
Randolph parents raise concerns following incidents at elementary school
Parents of students at the Donovan Elementary School are calling on the district and school to do more following recent incidents in a fourth-grade class. → Read More
Despite hardships, many parents side with educators as Woburn teacher strike drags on
Even while Woburn parents have been forced to cope with the school closures, many scrambling to come up with alternative childcare arrangements, several parents expressed their support for their children’s teachers, blaming the mayor for the ongoing disruption to their lives. → Read More
Woburn teachers strike continues into day two
Hundreds of Woburn educators began their strike Monday, prompting the closure of all 10 campuses for the district’s nearly 4,300 students. → Read More
Woburn teachers strike Monday amid ongoing contract dispute
There will be no classes for the roughly 4,300 public school students in Woburn while the teachers strike. → Read More
Woburn teachers vote to strike next week following stalled contract negotiations
Educators are demanding Woburn’s mayor and School Committee to increase pay for teachers and paraprofessionals, provide compensation for all work days, and reduce class sizes. → Read More
State education leaders question teacher payroll issues in Boston Public Schools
During Tuesday's state board of education meeting, board members questioned if the state should amend its mandated agreement for the Boston Public Schools improvement plan to include payroll issues in the district. → Read More
How many sexual assaults are reported in BPS? The answer is murky. Here’s why
In district documents, BPS defines sexual misconduct as “sexually inappropriate comments and/or behaviors of any kind.” → Read More
Teachers in Melrose vote to authorize strike as contract negotiations continue
Melrose Education Association members overwhelmingly voted to authorize the strike after working without a contact since June. → Read More
Stoughton High School students to protest against removal of Pride flags in classrooms
The ban is part of a broader directive made to faculty at the beginning of the school year that prohibits the display of any “political” items, including Pride flags and Black Lives Matters or the law enforcement-associated Thin Blue Line. → Read More
Critics worry new state proposal will worsen student achievement gaps
The plan would set up individualized goals for schools and districts to return to their 2019 achievement levels, but critics say it's too slow. → Read More
Boston Public Schools urges students, staff to wear masks after holiday break
Superintendent Mary Skipper said in a letter to families that mask wearing is not a requirement and no one will be disciplined or sent home if they refuse to wear one. → Read More
Boston Public Schools’ proposed school safety positions draw outcry from juvenile justice advocates
Amid an outcry from juvenile justice advocates, who said the program would result in the over-policing of Black and Latino students, the city is reframing the effort as focused on connecting students with social services and other kinds of help. → Read More
Medford police increase presence at high school after student was stabbed
Medford police will have a “visible police presence at Medford High School” following a stabbing there Monday that injured a student, authorities said. → Read More
Boston district leaders brace for teacher shortages after winter break amid likely upticks in COVID cases
Leaders are bracing to see staffing shortages when students return after the winter break, amid likely upticks in COVID-19, flu and respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, cases. → Read More
New Jersey district equips schools with 250 armored shields in case of mass shooting
The shields will be mounted on walls near fire extinguishers in the schools. → Read More