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Last Night @ School Committee: August 30th recap

In today's podcast: a jam-packed back-to-school meeting with updates on transportation, school food, teacher hiring, facility condition, multilingual learners, and special education. Plus, a new admissions policy for Madison Park, a divided evaluation of the Superintendent, and the results of an investigation into allegations of discrimination by BPS.⁠ Listen now!

Catalysts for Change: What Drives Us? Professor Uri Gneezy on Understanding Incentives

We're excited to launch a new series called "What Drives Us?", in which we explore how incentives in education & government impact kids & the adults who serve them. ⁠ Today, we discuss the fundamentals of incentives with Professor Uri Gneezy, Epstein/Atkinson Chair in Management Leadership at the UC San Diego Rady School of Management, and author of “Mixed Signals: How Incentives Really Work”.

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Today, we continue our special podcast series, "Can Teens Survive the Digital World?," with @bostonu sociologist Dr. Jill Walsh.⁠ ⁠ Dr. Walsh is an author, researcher, and digital advocate, and she joins us to discuss how teens navigate the
In today's episode of "Last Night at School Committee" - parents raise concerns about errors in exam school admissions, BPS leaders push for a vote against school choice, and Committee members press for answers on how the district is - and
On the agenda for tonight's Boston School Committee meeting: votes on a new union contract, hearing on school choice, and an update on the district's progress in meeting key state mandates around transportation, data, and student supports.⁠ ⁠ Tune in
It's #TeacherAppreciationWeek! Every day, we get to see the countless ways in which extraordinary teachers shape the lives of our students, and we know you do too.⁠ ⁠ ✏️ Comment below with the name of a teacher who made a difference in your life!
Thank you to the students at @eliotk8school for making us these beautiful posters!⁠ ⁠ We had a blast hosting you at our office to hear from some incredible @achillesboston athletes about running in the @bostonmarathon, and then running the marathon (
We had a great time two weeks ago with our friends at @wonderfundma, along with more than a dozen social workers and students from @umass and @smithcollege, renovating family visitation rooms at the Massachusetts DCF building in Holyoke -- building w

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