Press
Browse recent and past articles dedicated to an elected Boston School Committee.
Op-Eds In Support of an Elected School Committee
An elected school committee is a civil and voting rights issue
“An elected school committee is a civil rights and voting rights issue. That’s why a diverse range of organizations, including the NAACP Boston, Mijente Boston Asamblea, the Boston Education Justice Alliance, the Boston Teachers Union, and Quality Education for Every Student, came together to put Question 3 on the Nov. 2 ballot.”
10/31/2021
“While an elected body will always have its own set of problems, it still would remain answerable to the people for whom it serves through regular elections.”
10/07/2021
GUEST OPINION: VOTE FOR AN ELECTED BOSTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE by SULEIKA SOTO
“The appointed committee invariably doesn’t listen or act on the community’s behalf because they’re not elected, and therefore not accountable, to the community.”
10/07/2021
Schoolyard News
“Dr. McGuire is campaigning to give back to Boston voters their right to elect the people who control the Boston Public Schools.”
10/06/2021
Voters will weigh in on school committee: Non-binding question calls for a return to an elected body
There appears to be public support for the change — a June poll by Suffolk University and the Boston Globe reported that 87% of the 500 Bostonians surveyed supported some type of elected committee, while just 6% supported a fully appointed one.
“And this lack of representation and accountability is the crux of the issue – how do we explain to our kids that the benefits of representative democracy just don’t apply in this situation?”
10/14/2021
It's Time for a Return to an Elected Boston School Committee
”Yet, in the years since, the appointed school committee has not been the panacea that its supporters claimed it would be.”
10/9/2021
Radio/Podcasts
Wake Up with Tayla Andre: Boston City Councilor Julia Mejia - October 14, 2021
Java w/ Jimmy interview with Madam President Tanisha M. Sullivan Esq. of the NAACP Boston Chapter - Friday, October 29, 2021
Articles
For many advocates, restoring Boston’s elected School Committee is about expanding voting rights in communities of color
“While the referendum is purely advisory, a victory at the polls could compel the new mayor to give up control of the seven-member School Committee. Public opinion polls have shown overwhelming support for an elected School Committee, including a Suffolk/Globe/NBC10 poll in October with 69 percent favoring.
10/31/2021