Bob Brick: Drop the ‘us vs. them’ mentality on charters
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
To the editor: Never let the facts stand in the way of a good argument (guest column by Deborah Keisch Polin and Tim Scott, “The high price of charters,” May 17). Districts can play the blame game all they want, but in reality charter public schools receive the same amount of money that districts spend to educate children who switch schools. Then, districts are reimbursed by the state for six …
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
To the editor: In Deborah Keisch Polin and Tim Scott’s guest column (“The high price of charters,” May 17), the authors attack local charter public schools as a drain on Northampton’s budget and a force undermining public education. Unfortunately, while the authors touch on important concerns about school reform, many of their arguments against charter public schools are misleading and divisive in a …
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
To the editor: Vincent Dowling was a great actor, writer, loving husband and father, a dapper Irish gentleman, and a friend to the arts. His list of accomplishments, too long to mention here, include international acclaim and the insistence that Shakespeare was Irish. A “fact” that he would maintain, usually at Joe’s while eating a scampi pizza ... well into our “cups.” We …
