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Will Austin

@willfaustin

Lifelong Bostonian and educator. Running, hometeams, reading, #bospoli. Leading the team at @BosSchoolsFund. Tweets are mine.

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Alexander Russo
Alexander Russo@alexanderrusso·
"According to state data released last month, 1 in 4 Massachusetts public high school students are enrolled in some form of technical education (excluding “early college”)." willaustin.substack.com/p/boston-focus…
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Liam Kerr 🍍
Liam Kerr 🍍@liamkerr·
Will Massachusetts take the lead in reining in sports betting addiction? Must-read from @willfaustin
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Simon Bazelon
Simon Bazelon@simon_bazelon·
It's time to renew the Democratic Party. Introducing DECIDING TO WIN: the most comprehensive account yet of where Democrats went wrong, and what we need to do to win again. With a year of research and tons of new data, by @laurenhpope, @liamkerr, and me. Link and 🧵 below.
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The Grade
The Grade@thegrade_·
"Question 2 appears to be yet another data point documenting a major political realignment in this country.  Higher educational attainment has become a significant marker for how many people identify politically and vote." -@willfaustin willaustin.substack.com/p/boston-focus…
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Michael Dannenberg
Michael Dannenberg@M_Dannenberg1·
“Setting clear goals, public leadership, creating monitoring systems, reinforcing culture, celebrating success, and empowering individual schools does not fit on a bumper sticker. But that is how you drive change.” - @willfaustin. bostonglobe.com/2024/11/01/opi…
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Boston Globe Opinion
Boston Globe Opinion@GlobeOpinion·
Any intervention in response to recent MCAS results will go only so far without students frequently participating in class, writes @willfaustin. trib.al/6r2EJ9K
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Maura Healey
Maura Healey@maura_healey·
I’m voting No on 2 because no matter the community, every child deserves the highest quality education. If Question 2 passes, we'll become one of two states that don’t have a statewide standard for graduation. The only standard remaining would be four years of gym.
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Boston Globe Opinion
Boston Globe Opinion@GlobeOpinion·
There is an uncomfortable but true trade-off: Whatever real or perceived value of safety a cellphone may bring, it will most definitely mean a child will do worse in school academically and socially, writes @willfaustin. trib.al/2DgOcvI
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Will Austin@willfaustin·
Page 2. bostonschoolsfund.app.box.com/file/796996508…. Even on a spot check, there are schools with no invitations where applicants averaged a B. No doubt, the GPA requirement means fewer students qualify but it doesn’t explain the total difference.
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@willfaustin Very interesting - didn’t the number of applicants from Year Z of the old policy to Year 1 of the new policy approximately halve? (Without looking it up, something like 2,200 -> 1,200?) If you could point to where that data appears in the court record, would love to review it.

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Will Austin@willfaustin·
I thought the same thing! But when I extrapolated from the GPA data provided for the 2021 court case, I found that the vast majority of students in the former admission system had B averages are higher, too. Thank you for amplifying my work!
Boston Globe Corrections Desk@Globe_Correct

Although Will’s op-ed in @GlobeOpinion gets the big things right, it misses the real reason exam school applications are down. Under the old system, any student - even academically poor ones - could apply. The new GPA minimum weeds out a lot of no-chance applicants. #bospoli

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MayorWu
MayorWu@MayorWu·
The brand new @BostonArtsAcad space finally gives our brilliant students & staff a warm, welcoming space to shine! Plus its energy efficient design is helping build our Green New Deal City.
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