School Choice Policy Approved; City Seeks Money for Bentley Turnaround
The school budget season is also picking up.
The Salem School Committee last night unanimously approved its school choice policy. The policy aims to balance the socioeconomic makeup of each school by limiting the number of students who receive federally subsidized lunches. The limit in each school would be determined by the total percentage of students who receive free or reduced price lunches in the entire district. The Committee opted to give more freedom in school choice after members of the public voiced opposition to an initial plan to limit parental choice to the two schools closest to a home address. On Tuesday, the School Committee also announced it had officially applied for a grant with the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education that could bring $500…
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michael beaulieu
9:57 pm on Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Klassy Doe's that mean the state can take over all the schools instead of just one? more ›