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Travis @travtufts.bsky.social · 12d

Last night @bostonschools.boston.gov made recommendations to the school committee that will double down on exclusionary policies for the city's "exam schools".

We are *addicted* to the idea of merit – because it's easier to pick "winners" than provide an equitable education for all students.

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Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 20h

Good reporting on the South Shore raid from South Side weekly here.

Confirms one thing I was told but didn't put in my own piece because I didn't have a second source and it seemed too insane: border agents segregated arrested residents by race

southsideweekly.com/federal-agen...

Federal Agents Storm South Shore Building, Detaining Families and Children

Families were woken by flashbangs and helicopters as hundreds of federal agents raided their homes. Days later, neighbors are still searching for the missing.

southsideweekly.com

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Travis @travtufts.bsky.social · 3h

We will not rest until he gives up 11 runs in a beer league game against my auto mechanic and old social studies teacher on a field that hasn't been mowed in 3 weeks.

Travis @travtufts.bsky.social · 6h

Gross

Travis @travtufts.bsky.social · 6h

Black, Hispanic, and low-income students are more likely to attend overcrowded schools with inferior physical conditions. They are also more likely to attend schools without gymnasiums or cafeterias.

Chart "Disparate exposure to schools missing key learning features by race, ethnicity, and income."

Black, Hispanic students relative to white students, and Low-income students relative to non-low-income students are more likely to attend schools without:

Art rooms (2x)
Music rooms (1.5x)
Science Labs
Libraries or media centers (~3x)
Cafeterias (2x)
Gyms (2x)
Missing 3+ features (2x)

Travis @travtufts.bsky.social · 6h

"Schools with low ratings for learning environment and building conditions, those missing essential learning features, and those with overcrowding were between two and five times more likely to be located in Boston and the Gateway Cities."

Chart showing that Boston and MA Gateway Cities school facilities compared to MA K-12 average. Boston is 5x higher in "low general environmental ratig. Boston and Gateways are ~2x more likely to be missing 3+ essential learning features and have overcrowding.

Travis @travtufts.bsky.social · 8h

New report from MassINC looks at the disparate access to the statewide school construction funds (MSBA).

Suburban districts received 57% of major MSBA Core Program grants since 2015, while Boston and Gateway Cities received less than 19%.

Fixing the Foundation: Uneven Access to Modern Schools and a Blueprint for a More Equitable Future - MassINC

This report examines disparities in school facility conditions across Massachusetts and their implications for student learning.

massinc.org

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Travis @travtufts.bsky.social · 9h

Well the district does have the proposal written, but because they are the ones pushing for the change it’s not really the full picture of impacts.

www.bostonpublicschools.org/fs/resource-...

www.bostonpublicschools.org

Travis @travtufts.bsky.social · 19h

Absolutely brutal treating a playoff game like a drizzly April Tuesday night.

Travis @travtufts.bsky.social · 19h

Fans trying to get back in the park now or nah?

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Travis @travtufts.bsky.social · 19h

Detroit Tigers wheels have come off so badly that their hometown fans are silent and the announcers are talking like this is a regular season Tuesday night game.