In a state that sets up former inmates for failure, this program offers hope through education and more
EASTBOUND AND GOWN
“We have a lot of Central Americans, and we also have a wave of Arab/Middle Eastern. But what’s different now is, at least with the final wave, people are feeling they’re being pushed out.”
WHY WE’RE HELPING BUILD JOURNALISM NONPROFITS ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY
“The public benefited, too, from the much greater availability of new visions and values, which broadened the political, cultural, and spiritual options of millions”
WHY ARE SO FEW ‘HIGH SCHOOL QUIZ SHOW’ CONTESTANTS BLACK?
Image via High School Quiz Show / YouTube March 29, 2106 BY JASON PRAMAS @JASONPRAMAS Structural racism is the problem … now what’s the solution? WGBH’s “High School Quiz Show” is great. So great that adults like me watch it on purpose regularly. And that’s why I’ve noticed something problematic about the show over the […]
BPS STUDENTS TAKE TO THE STREETS, MAYOR WALSH FEELING THE HEAT
Photos by Chris Faraone March 10, 2016 BY JASON PRAMAS @JASONPRAMAS With their schools facing up to a $50 million deficit next year, over 2,000 Boston Public School students from all over the city marched on the Massachusetts State House and Boston City Hall this week to demand that BPS be properly funded going forward. […]