Historically, Boston schools have been a source of pride and educational innovation, yet they have also been fraught with problems that are typical of urban education. Both the success achieved and the problems encountered in Boston schools bear analysis. In looking at such areas as overall quality of education, funding, and compliance with federal guidelines, specific recommendations for the future of public education in Boston can be offered. In addition, the impact of Boston\u27s success or failure in implementing new ideas through the school committee and the mayor is not limited to the city itself. This article\u27 s outlining of public education in Boston has lessons for the whole of New England
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Click on the DOI number to access this article (may not be free)Critics of many popular urban school...
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Assesses the impact of charter and pilot schools on achievement by tracking students who showed simi...
Research has shown that many students in Massachusetts’s public schools have yet to receive the adeq...
Click on the DOI link to access the article (may not be free).Critics of many popular urban school r...
The 1980s have witnessed a nationwide movement to upgrade public education, including reform efforts...
Motivation, self-esteem, achievement and the development of tolerance and acceptance of others -- th...
With public education in the nation's urban centers consistently lagging behind that of other distri...
This article includes portions of a report on the structure, governance, operations, and effectivene...
Assesses the city's progress in creating an effective and equitable education pipeline from early ch...
Urban public secondary education has come under constant scrutiny from government agencies, foundati...
The Massachusetts Education Reform Act of 1993 created a number of important changes in public educa...
This Article provides a summary view of the desegregation of the Boston public schools. Some aspects...
Click on the DOI number to access this article (may not be free)Critics of many popular urban school...
For decades, education researchers have understood that school/university partnerships can be benefi...
This article restates the underlying rationale for the importance of high-quality K-12 public educat...
This study looked at school improvement in the Framingham public schools from three perspectives. We...
Assesses the impact of charter and pilot schools on achievement by tracking students who showed simi...
Research has shown that many students in Massachusetts’s public schools have yet to receive the adeq...
Click on the DOI link to access the article (may not be free).Critics of many popular urban school r...
The 1980s have witnessed a nationwide movement to upgrade public education, including reform efforts...