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Race, class, and opportunity in our schools.

Ousted Cambridge superintendent Victoria Greer tells families, ‘I am saddened to leave’

In an email, Greer also told Cambridge Public Schools parents did not have any regrets the three years she’s held the position. The Cambridge School Committee on Wednesday voted to oust her.

Ousted Cambridge superintendent Victoria Greer tells families, ‘I am saddened to leave’
In an email, Greer also told Cambridge Public Schools parents did not have any regrets the three years she’s held the position. The Cambridge School Committee on Wednesday voted to oust her.

Cambridge School Committee votes in favor of superintendent’s resignation
Victoria Greer joined Cambridge as interim superintendent in July 2021 and was named permanent superintendent in 2022.

House votes 50 to 17 for bill to make threatening school employees a felony in R.I.

Teachers’ unions decried a “super-charged, highly toxic culture toward public servants,” but Black Lives Matter RI PAC warned the bill could “significantly exacerbate the school-to-prison pipeline.”

Victor Capellan’s got a plan for education in Rhode Island

The former superintendent of Central Falls schools has launched a nonprofit that he hopes will be an incubator for initiatives to improve student outcomes

32 Boston high schoolers honored at annual valedictorian luncheon

Around a third of the valedictorians immigrated from other countries and about half are first-generation college students.

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Education Headlines

Federal judge strikes down New Hampshire ‘banned concepts’ law

A federal judge on Tuesday struck down New Hampshire’s so-called “banned concepts” law after determining it was unconstitutionally vague.

New data show chronic absenteeism drops, with more students back in class

Chronic absenteeism is associated with all sorts of negative consequences for students, including lower graduation rates and lower social engagement.

Massachusetts to overhaul key educator licensing exam, in an effort to better serve students of color and their families

The changes to the communication and literacy skills tests could also yield another significant benefit, potentially reducing the racial and ethnic disparities in pass rates on the exams, which often keep Black and Latino educators out of public school classrooms.

In Malden, an outdoor recreation campaign aims to fill ‘adventure gap’ in diverse communities

The Great Malden Outdoors is focused on spreading awareness about the city’s many outdoor recreation options among its residents.

Scholarship surprise: hardworking Boston seniors receive $10,000 checks thanks to anonymous donor

Six high-achieving seniors from schools across Boston went to the School Committee meeting expecting to see only one walk away with a $10,000 scholarship.

‘We’re kicking the can down the road’: Critics say BPS is slow-walking decisions on school closures

BPS spends tens of millions each year just to keep the lights on at its underenrolled schools, rather than, say, investing in the kinds of programs that would enrich the student experience — a practice that even district leaders admit is unsustainable.

BPS scales back plans for sweeping school closures

The district spends millions each year to keep half-empty schools afloat, prompting calls from some community members for more efficiencies.

Former Black administrator files racial discrimination lawsuit against Boston Public Schools

BPS fired James Lambert III as the Condon K-8 School’s director of operations in August 2022, following years of racial tension between him and his white colleagues, according to the lawsuit.