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Braving the BPS Lottery: September 2010
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Braving the BPS Lottery. A mother’s journey through the public school selection process in Boston. Tuesday, September 21, 2010. Late buses early in the school year. I know families have been experiencing major bus delays since school started. (We're walkers, so we haven't been affected.) The bus drivers union leader told the Globe. That hundreds of buses were arriving late. BPS says it's working to fix the problem. Where people can add information about delays. Posted by Geeky Mama. The Globe has a story.
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Braving the BPS Lottery: February 2010
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Braving the BPS Lottery. A mother’s journey through the public school selection process in Boston. Saturday, February 27, 2010. No citywide status for Young Achievers and Mission Hill after all. Thanks to an alert reader. This is from the BPS registration website. Is this a busing issue again? That was the rationale for initially changing these two citywide schools to zoned schools last year - they would supposedly save money by not busing students from all over the city. Posted by Geeky Mama. From Stuar...
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Braving the BPS Lottery: BPS proposes closing six schools, plus an ELC
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Braving the BPS Lottery. A mother’s journey through the public school selection process in Boston. Wednesday, October 6, 2010. BPS proposes closing six schools, plus an ELC. At tonight's school committee meeting, BPS proposed closing the following underperforming schools. At the end of this school year:. East Zone Early Learning Center in Dorchester;. Patrick F. Gavin Middle School in South Boston (would become UP Academy, see below);. Roger Clap Elementary in Dorchester;. Has a few more details about ea...
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Braving the BPS Lottery: August 2010
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Braving the BPS Lottery. A mother’s journey through the public school selection process in Boston. Monday, August 30, 2010. Reminder: Citywide kindergarten celebration at Children's Museum on Tuesday. I just wanted to remind folks about Countdown to Kindergarten's citywide kindergarten celebration. Posted by Geeky Mama. Wednesday, August 25, 2010. Mass wins $250 million in Race to the Top funds. Meanwhile, Boston Public Schools is negotiating a new contract with the teachers union, the Globe reports.
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Braving the BPS Lottery: April 2010
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Braving the BPS Lottery. A mother’s journey through the public school selection process in Boston. Tuesday, April 27, 2010. City Year Boston's blog gives inside look at work done in Boston schools. One of my latest discoveries is City Year Boston’s blog, which showcases the work the organization does in Boston’s public and charter schools. It’s really inspiring to see all the enthusiasm these young adults bring into the classrooms. Here are some recent highlights from posts about West Zone schools:.
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Braving the BPS Lottery: October 2010
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Braving the BPS Lottery. A mother’s journey through the public school selection process in Boston. Monday, October 18, 2010. Guest blog: Worst Case Scenario turns into the Happy Ending. I'm happy to share with you my first guest blog post. It's a fantastic summary of the emotional rollercoaster one family faced over the past two years. Just seeing that number made me sick. I put our name on the waitlist at the Conley. The Conley is right next to my house. I hear the school bell every morning&...Fast forw...
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Braving the BPS Lottery: November 2010
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Braving the BPS Lottery. A mother’s journey through the public school selection process in Boston. Tuesday, November 30, 2010. Guest blog: Now Nearing the BPS Lottery Starting Line. I'm pleased to present a second submission from a guest blogger. This time, it's from a parent currently going through the lottery and school preview process alongside many of you. Stefan Lanfer writes about "the big mysteries revealed in the small moments" of fatherhood at http:/ www.dadtoday.com/. Do we flee to some more di...
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Braving the BPS Lottery: List of schools proposed to close next year
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Braving the BPS Lottery. A mother’s journey through the public school selection process in Boston. Friday, December 3, 2010. List of schools proposed to close next year. The superintendent presented her plan. For closing and merging schools at last night's school committee meeting. In addition to the others mentioned earlier. The following schools may close:. Rather than close, Clap Elementary will become an "innovation school". The following would be merged under the plan:. Posted by Geeky Mama. Id love...
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Braving the BPS Lottery: July 2010
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Braving the BPS Lottery. A mother’s journey through the public school selection process in Boston. Friday, July 30, 2010. Little things that take too long. Maybe some of them recently moved to Boston. Later, I discovered that it was the only FRC open for the summer. Still. Finally, yesterday, we got a couple of booster shots that we'd skipped six months ago. Initially, the kid thought it was going to be "the worst day of [his] whole life." But he brightened up a little when I broke out a new pack...Henni...
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Braving the BPS Lottery: May 2010
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Braving the BPS Lottery. A mother’s journey through the public school selection process in Boston. Friday, May 28, 2010. Reading our way through summer. Confession time: I have an odd fascination with lists. I also love books. Put them together into a book list, and ahh… nirvana. The BPS summer reading lists. Are out. The K-3 reading list. Contains some familiar fare, like. James and the Giant Peach. For fun this spring, I started poking around Boston Latin School’s summer reading lists. As I Lay Dying.