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Parents to protest as school closings loom
- 10-27-2010
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By James Vaznis/Boston Globe
In an open letter to Boston families, Superintendent Carol R. Johnson lauded her recommendation to close six low-performing schools as a way to “move students into schools and classrooms that get results.’’ But in many cases, Johnson is urging affected parents to choose schools for their children next fall that are faring about the same as, or worse than, their current schools. In letters sent earlier this month, she encouraged some parents to enroll their children in schools the state has designated as underperforming. Around the city, the letters are adding further insult to parents, students, and staff of the schools slated to close, who dispute the district’s characterization of their schools as low performing and are fighting to keep them open. They pledge to turn out en masse, many coming by rented bus, at tonight’s School Committee meeting at English High School in Jamaica Plain, where Johnson is scheduled to present a revised proposal. (more…)
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