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...benefits, and linking annual pay raises to job performance. Although we believe that Johnson’s proposal that teachers work extra hours without increased pay is counterproductive, agreeing to union demands to scrap all the reform measures entirely will not improve the quality of teaching in the schools. BPS should instead focus on implementing Johnson’s suggested pay-for-performance plan, which will show teachers that their performance is valued on an individual level and encourage them to focus on improving their own work...
Additionally, Johnson’s proposal targets 12 of Boston's most underperforming schools where teachers already face tremendous obstacles. BPS can’t afford to discourage bright teachers who want to help struggling students from joining the schools where they are most needed. Mandating more training and more time spent teaching without any compensation is especially dangerous in schools where morale is already extremely...
...member of the Cambridge Public School Committee said that Harvard was not doing enough to help close the achievement gap in Cambridge schools, Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino announced that Harvard and four other Boston universities were teaming up to provide at least $5 million to Boston Public Schools (BPS) to reduce racial testing disparities. The unprecedented collaboration, “Step UP (University Partnership)”—which also includes Boston College, Boston University, Northeastern University, and Tufts University—will aid 10 Boston public schools over the next five years, Menino announced last Thursday...
...current plan, which has been proposed in light of legal challenges that forced BPS to cease using race as a factor in their student assignment plan, seeks a return to “neighborhood schools”—assigning students to the schools closest to their homes rather than forcing students to travel to other parts of the city to achieve racial balances. Given that most of Boston’s neighborhoods are far more diverse than they were in the 1970s, this system could potentially reflect the city’s diversity more accurately. It would also...
...especially given his strong ties with the minority communities in Boston—should guide the council toward this new solution. Clearly, the plan must be crafted with significant input from parents and community groups. It must account for the potential influx of students returning to the BPS from private or parochial institutions if residents have more confidence and ownership in neighborhood schools. Such a dramatic increase in enrollment could put a strain on a system already reeling from budget cuts and teacher shortages. The plan must also ensure that schools in highly minority areas do not suffer from...