David Halbert Releases Education Advancement & Recovery Plan
BOSTON - Today, David Halbert’s campaign for City Council At-Large released a new plan outlining his education platform, in line with his vision of a more equitable, inclusive and sustainable future for Boston families.
“As a father of both a current Boston Public School kindergartener and a future BPS student, I am intimately familiar with the struggles this pandemic has brought for parents, students, and their dedicated educators” said Halbert. “Like many of the challenges facing our great city, our education system needed attention before the pandemic– COVID-19 aggravated the many existing inequities in education access and delivery, but it also helped bring them to light. This plan was informed by many conversations with community leaders, BPS employees, students and parents, and I am committed to a continued dialogue with all stakeholders.”
Halbert’s education justice plan includes:
Giving Students & Families a Voice. We must hold the Boston School Committee accountable to families and students by shifting to a hybrid Elected-Appointed Model, and we must elevate the student School Committee representative to a full voting member with stipend. Bring School Committee meetings directly to Boston’s neighborhoods so students, parents, and residents have more opportunity to have their voices heard.
Investing in Our Children’s Futures. As a city, our budget and our policy priorities should reflect the value of education and the opportunities it can provide. We need to allocate baseline foundational funding to all Boston Public Schools, and invest in programs that set children up for success after high school graduation. We must recognize vocational education as the practical tool for meeting Boston’s challenges that it is, and invest in Madison Park to make it a national leader in green vocational technical education. I’ll also propose a municipal workforce co-op training program for Boston’s high schools, to give students access to real-world experiences before they graduate.
David Halbert’s full plan can be viewed here: www.david4boston.com/education.
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