PAX endorses (May 8th) SC Insurgents and Override After a well-attended Board vote by our required 60% majority, Brookline PAX (http://brooklinepax.org), now a 56-year old liberal/progressive group, endorses the following in the contested races for the May 8th election. First, the OVERRIDE (and debt exclusion) ballot questions are no-brainer-needed for our town’s most important “industry,”… Continue reading PAX Endorsement of Alliance School Committee Candidates

I urge the citizens of Brookline to vote for Jennifer Monopoli, David Pearlman, and Jim Swaim for School Committee.  Here’s why: The Brookline Public Schools were once The Lighthouse District in our nation.  We were special.  We are no longer.  Here is a not atypical statement from a Brookline parent: “Our daughter is in first… Continue reading Robert Weintraub: I urge the citizens of Brookline to vote for Jennifer Monopoli, David Pearlman, and Jim Swaim for School Committee

I’m a Brookline Firefighter, real estate developer at Red Tree, and Charity Board member at City Kids and No Book No Ball, two organizations helping children pursue their educational goals. I’m also the father of two girls who will attend the Brookline Public Schools. My wife, Carrie, a former teacher, and I ask that you… Continue reading Keith Harrington: Vote Pearlman for School Committee

It’s MCAS season. In Brookline, students and teachers are focused on the all-mighty test. The problem is not testing itself. Teachers, parents and even students know that we need to assess learning and growth. The problem is the way the focus on test results narrows and distorts our children’s education. It’s that high-stakes testing has… Continue reading Lisa Guisbond: Monopoli, Pearlman and Swaim for School Committee

Running for School Committee in Brookline takes courage.  This is a town that cares deeply about its schools and its residents have strong opinions and views about how they function. I am very pleased that so many town residents have stepped up this year to run for School Committee.  It’s healthy for democracy. I am… Continue reading Ruth Kaplan: Monopoli, Pearlman and Swaim for School Committee

I am endorsing Jim Swaim for School Committee because he cares greatly about the future of Brookline’s schools and greatest resource, our children. I know this to be true because we have been married for 38 years. When our oldest daughter was entering kindergarten Jim and I moved to Brookline only to discover Lincoln School… Continue reading Jim Swaim for School Committee

The town election is ‪‪May 8th, and the Alliance for Brookline Schools is endorsing three outstanding candidates for School Committee (SC): Jennifer Monopoli, the mother of two children in the Public Schools of Brookline (PSB) and an award-winning public school teacher in Newton; and David Pearlman, a child welfare attorney and advocate, graduate of the PSB, and Town… Continue reading Vote Monopoli, Pearlman, Swaim for School Committee

My name is Nagmeh Ansari. I am a parent of two children in the Public Schools of Brookline, local businesswoman and former PTO president of the Lawrence School. It gives me great pleasure to endorse Jennifer Monopoli in her run for the Brookline School Committee this year. I have come to know Jennifer as a… Continue reading Vote Monopoli for School Committee

Thursday, November 1st, 6-8 pm, Hunneman Hall, Brookline Public Library Main Branch 361 Washington Street Join parents, educators, and other concerned members of our community for Peter Gray’s presentation, “Play Deficit Disorder: A National Crisis and How to Solve it Locally,” to be followed by a panel discussion about how best to balance play and… Continue reading Whatever Happened to Recess?