It's enough to make parents cry:
"Turmoil is engulfing Boston Latin Academy, one of the city’s illustrious exam schools, long considered a golden ticket to a college education.
In a letter sent to the interim superintendent, dozens of teachers raised a series of issues, accusing the headmaster and other administrators of lowering academic standards, penalizing those who refuse to comply, and otherwise “creating fear and insecurity amongst faculty,” they say.
Who cares? School's out for summah!
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Looking forward to that bus ride home:
"Councilors plan to vote down Walsh’s budget proposal; Some members do not support mayor’s plan to put 7th-, 8th-graders on MBTA buses, subway" by Andrew Ryan | Globe staff June 25, 2014
A bloc of city councilors is vowing to reject Mayor Martin J. Walsh’s first budget because of a cost-cutting measure that would eliminate yellow school buses for seventh- and eighth-graders and force the students to take MBTA buses and subways to school.
A final vote is scheduled for Wednesday, and at least six councilors have voiced significant skepticism. Walsh remained confident Tuesday that he could win a majority of seven votes to pass the spending plan, but his administration was pushing to negotiate a last-minute compromise and avoid a showdown.
“Without modification or changes, I would not be able to support it,” Councilor Tito Jackson said. “I think it’s really important that we make sure young people are able to get to and from school safely.”
The plan to give seventh- and eighth-graders T passes would save an estimated $8 million, according to the Walsh administration, but it has drawn criticism from some parents, who have expressed concern about travel on subways and public buses. Councilors are taking aim at the $975 million school budget, which requires a separate vote from the general operating budget for police, fire, and other city departments.
Other voices of opposition included Councilor Matt O’Malley, who described it as an “ill-conceived policy change.”
Councilor at Large Ayanna Pressley said she will be “voting it down” unless the administration makes changes. Pressley also expressed frustration at how the administration has handled the issue....
He acted like a dictator, can you believe it?
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Related:
Walsh's First Crisis
Middle-schoolers to ride MBTA under new city budget
Crisis resolved.
Then there was a moment of high council drama over what is literally a bunch of horse shit.
Time to say goodbye:
"College orientations for parents help ease separation pains; Colleges provide facts, offer advice on whether to let go" by Matt Rocheleau | Globe Correspondent June 30, 2014
College orientation is a rite of passage for freshmen, a time to savor the first taste of independence. But the tradition is not just for students anymore.
Special orientations for parents, once a rarity, have in recent years become common on campuses.
“A lot of parents are living their lives through their children,” said the Rev. Joseph Marchese, Boston College’s orientation program director.
Mostly at Little League games.
The one- or multi-day events for parents, held mostly in June and July, allow colleges to cover issues students tend to ignore during their own orientations, such as academic expectations. But some administrators say the sessions also help overinvolved, or “helicopter,” parents who might be having difficulty letting go, particularly amid increased concern over issues like school shootings, sexual assaults, and dangerous party and study drugs.
Related: Snowplow Parents
Climate change will melt their ass.
Boston College recently held an elaborate orientation for parents that spanned three days, five campus venues, and several meals — along with a wine and cheese reception.
Speakers assured parents their sons and daughters will be fine, telling anxious adults to essentially back off — don’t call, text, visit, e-mail, or post on their child’s Facebook page so often.
“Your kids, over the next four years, need you to be there for them and listen to them — not to judge them,” motivational speaker Norm Bossio told the 500-plus parents gathered in BC’s Robsham Theater. “You’ve worked hard to get here. Don’t wreck this by being a nervous wreck.”
He segued between jokes and heartfelt anecdotes, which caused some parents to well up....
Excuse me, readers.
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I just hope the kid is living in a good place.
Related:
Landlord backs out of City Council hearing
Buildings given city’s OK, apartments not inspected
Where could the kids have been?
Also see: Friday Night Clubbing With the Boston Globe
I would be worried about that, too.
Also see: Working parents fear family responsibilities will hurt careers
It is all your fault, parents.
Feels like a jailbreak doesn't it, kids?
