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Comment on: Waiting lists for charter schools overstate demand, review shows - Metro - The Boston Globe
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Comment on: Proposed reform would boost equity and access to nearby schools - Opinion - The Boston Globe
As a BPS teacher, I completely approve of this letter to theb editor. Obviously, we put our worst teachers in places where children live in poverty, are abused, have no educationl support. That is our more »
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Comment on: Wes Welker looms large in Patriotsâ 41-28 victory over Texans - Sports - The Boston Globe
Wade Philips said that Welker isn't, "...a real athletic guy." The player with the most receptions in the NFL over the past five years. I can understand why Wade has been fired nine times in his NFL c more »
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Comment on: Second career for Menino: Working with kids - Opinion - The Boston Globe
Seriously?! It looks like Larry's the one looking for a job. Hard-biting journalism there.
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Comment on: Second career for Menino: Working with kids - Opinion - The Boston Globe
The schools are fine. He can't improve the population that uses them.
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Comment on: Mass. garners high marks on key international exam - Metro - The Boston Globe
On behalf of middle school science educators across this state, you're welcome!
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Have the decency to resign!
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Comment on: Why should one loss end a season? - Football - Boston.com
Yes, you whining idiot. One loss and you're out, and some other program that was fortunate enough to have an extremely gifted kid show up gets in. That's how it works. And remember to tell your kids t more »
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Comment on: Mother, missing daughter reunited by troopers - Metro - The Boston Globe
Wonderful story. We need more "feel good" items in the news. Thank you. more »
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Comment on: More than 200 rally in support of embattled school superintendent - Metro - The Boston Globe
"Angry white man?" Wow! I guess that summarizes this argument. For the rest of us - sign here! https://www.change.org/petitions/superintendent-johnson-has-lost-the-public-s-trust-and-must-resign-or-be more »
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Comment on: Romney moves to reintroduce private lenders in federal student loan market - Politics - The Boston Globe
"Private lenders, however, argue that Obama's move in 2010 cost the industry thousands of jobs as companies went out of business or shut down divisions that dealt with the servicing of such loans." We more »
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So, are you actually suggesting that Sankaty is worth less than $1000.00?! I doubt that, so...nicely said - he broke the law. more »
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Comment on: Another last chance for English High - Metro - The Boston Globe
So...if they had chosen to be there, they would have done much better? Or - if these 'resources that comprehensively address the issues associated with poverty and dysfunction' were present, everythin more »
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Comment on: Another last chance for English High - Metro - The Boston Globe
This is yet another sterling example of why newspaper columnists have no business writing about education. It isn't the school, or the methods (is that what you meant by "academics?" Are you actually more »
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Jon, thanks for having the guts to speak the truth and the writing skills to make it cogent and articulate. (You could not have written this to the Herald, as the readership would not have understood more »
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Comment on: State approves four new charter schools - Metro - The Boston Globe
"The day-to-day operations of the school will be handled by the nonprofit Boston Plan for Excellence and the highly-regarded Boston Teacher Residency program, which recruits and trains college graduat more »
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Comment on: Black police officials sue city - Metro - The Boston Globe
Oh, Great. Now when dumb kids flunk a test, they're going to be advised to sue instead of studying harder or finding a profession for which they are actually qualified. more »
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Comment on: Patriotsâ offense, not defense, was the problem - Sports - The Boston Globe
The title of this article is correct. Brady put the team down 9-0 before it really began, which is the death knell in the playoffs. Hate to say it, but before the supermodel years, he was a much bette more »
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Comment on: Boston gives bonuses to teachers - Metro - The Boston Globe
...and the idiots who oversee "education" now see this as progress. I teach at a "good" school (read: the parents do their jobs). I won't see a dime - nor should I! more »
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Comment on: Getting to yes on teacher contract - Opinion - The Boston Globe
Sam Tyler is an expert on nothing. Chief among that nothing is education. He is simply a shill for business interests whose agenda is to destroy organized labor so that the 1% can dictate ALL the rule more »
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Comment on: What exam schools canât do - Ideas - The Boston Globe
This "study"is utter nonsense. It is based on the premise that the kids who barely tested in do not perform significantly better on standardized exams some time later. First - even if true, this would more »
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Comment on: 'New relocation plan will affect at least six Boston schools but keep Latin Academy where it is'
INF/Allston-Bob-In Boston, and in urban areas in general, it's always about politics and money (not education!), and filling Hyde Park High was always the goal. Nonetheless, BLA should NEVER (hello - more »
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Comment on: 'House bill gives superintendents more power to fire teachers'
Diezil is either a charter school lobbyist, an idiot, or a full-time liar. No state is catching up to MA in academic performance. We continue to lead the nation, and remain in third place on the plane more »
The inflated waiting lists represent just one of many artificial advatages charters enjoy over traditional publiuc schools. The mother quoted in the article likes the longer day (beats parenting!) and more »