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Read CPS Statement on Boston District-Charter Compact

CPS raises critical questions about the Gates Foundation-backed compact between Boston district and charter schools. Read it here.

What’s New?

See the letter to Governor Deval Patrick from CPS’s co-chairs asking that he use his powers to rescind the charter granted under “indefensible circumstances in Gloucester.

Save March 4 for CPS Annual Meeting

SAVE THE DATE – March 4, 2010

Please join us for our  annual meeting, an event to honor community leaders and elect officers.

Citizens for Public Schools: Promoting Excellence and Equity in Education

Thursday, March 4, 2010, 5 – 7 p.m.

Refreshments will be served.

Location: Unitarian-Universalist Headquarters, 25 Beacon St., Boston

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“Closing Schools Solves Nothing,” by Diane Ravitch

[Posted with permission from Diane Ravitch.]

Although Diane Ravitch writes about school closings and charter conversions in NYC, her observations are relevant to Massachusetts and all  states that have “raced to the trough” and lifted charter caps to get a short-term federal grant.

The headline “Closing Schools Solves Nothing,” expresses a profound problem with this

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