A couple of articles caught my attention in Sunday's edition of the Boston Globe that I think are 'share worthy.'
First, there is soon to be a lawsuit filed to challenge the limitation on charter schools.
"The highly charged charter school debate, waged for years in the Legislature, could soon become a constitutional court fight, launched by three prominent lawyers who believe students in Boston and other urban districts are being denied their right to a quality education.
Paul F. Ware Jr., Michael B. Keating, and William F. Lee, who are partners at three top law firms, say the lawsuit they will file to overturn the state cap on the number of charter schools will break ground on two fronts."Why follow this? (1) The funding of education is already being looked at from a forumla stand point. How is chapter 70 calculated? (2) The current governor's budget and the budget cycle will raise questions on what should be spent where. Recall that priorities are really set by budget dollars. There maybe good talk but if the money doesn't follow then it is just that, talk. (3) And now the number of charter schools is being questioned. All good questions as long as the discussion is healthy and civil.
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http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2015/03/08/prominent-lawyers-team-challenge-charter-school-cap/LhdsO8NqFYI3ffT5xM3aSL/story.html
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Second, given the struggles with the weather that the commuter rail and other MBTA services have seen this winter, the Globe asked three experts to share what they would do to 'fix the T." Very interesting reading from the three points of view.
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http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2015/03/07/three-ideas-fixing-troubled-mbta/p6oriN5vh0cpnMGPh0qjXN/story.html
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