Hello Everyone,
I have enjoyed the discussion over the past year with people I respect regarding the charter school issue and now specifically Question 2.
Below is a copy of two emails I sent out back in November, 2015.
I have also included a link to the Globe endorsement of Question 2 in Sunday’s Boston Globe and recent articles by Adrian Walker and Scott Lehigh. I hope you will have an opportunity to read them
Tony D’Isidoro
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"Slice it any way you want. Argue, as we must, that every family ought to have the right to make whatever choice they like in the interests of their child, no matter what damage it may do to other people’s children. As an individual decision, it’s absolutely human; but setting up this kind of competition, in which parents with the greatest social capital are encouraged to abandon their most vulnerable neighbors, is rotten social policy. What this represents is a state-supported shriveling of civic virtue, a narrowing of moral obligation to the smallest possible parameters. It isn’t good for Massachusetts, and it’s not good for democracy."- Jonathan Kozol, author of Savage Inequalities, on Question 2AnnaWhat about providing more money for the schools and bring kids to the schools in their neighborhoodsI don't have children
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The only problem we have is funding. This is what we have
done with a bare bones budget that doesn't cover classroom supplies or field
trips. Our kindergarten furniture was pulled from another school's dumpster.
Our technology becomes obsolete faster than we can fundraise to replace it. And
if question 2 passes, we will have far less money, and will be able to provide
far less. No school has ever improved because it received less money. If
Question 2 passes, small schools like mine that provide individualized
attention to young students will close, and be replaced by large catch-all
schools where the highest-needs kids are grouped together in large classes
without a balanced peer group. Our schools will become further segregated, and
kids who need help the most will be left behind. This has happened in every
state where charters have been allowed to proliferate unchecked.
I'm not anti-charter. I am pro-common sense. The bill as it is written makes no provision for the economic consequences of 12 new charters each year. I hope you will join me in voting no on 2 for the sake of the schools in your community -- the schools many of you attended as kids, and loved. We love those schools too. Let's keep them for the next generation, and the one after that.
Hello Everyone,
Some sobering statistics for the National Democratic Party going forward:
Democrats Under Barak Obama
Worst Losses Since 1922
11 Seats in the Senate
60 Seats in the House
14 Governorships
900 State Legislative Seats
I understand the Democrats now have total state government control in only 5 states where the Governor and the legislative-chamber majorities are Democrats.
As we all know, elections have consequences. We need to fix this.
Tony
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Should this message be posted on a Democrat Ward Committee site instead of this forum?
JM
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From: Anthony D'Isidoro
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Subject: [Cleveland-Circle] The Path Forward
--Hello Everyone,
Some sobering statistics for the National Democratic Party going forward:
Democrats Under Barak Obama
Worst Losses Since 1922
11 Seats in the Senate
60 Seats in the House
14 Governorships
900 State Legislative Seats
I understand the Democrats now have total state government control in only 5 states where the Governor and the legislative-chamber majorities are Democrats.
As we all know, elections have consequences. We need to fix this.
Tony
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--Hello Everyone,
Some sobering statistics for the National Democratic Party going forward:
Democrats Under Barak Obama
Worst Losses Since 1922
11 Seats in the Senate
60 Seats in the House
14 Governorships
900 State Legislative Seats
I understand the Democrats now have total state government control in only 5 states where the Governor and the legislative-chamber majorities are Democrats.
As we all know, elections have consequences. We need to fix this.
Tony
Wrong forum. We're not all democrats.
On Nov 14, 2016 1:56 PM, "'Karen Smith' via Cleveland Circle Community" <cleveland-cir...@googlegroups.com> wrote:
It could be there as well, but I would miss it if that was the only spot. I am one of those Democrats who never go to the Ward Committee site but have followed quite a few conversations on this and other community forums.Thanks to those who are providing data and history and ideas- I appreciate the effort.
Karen
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Should this message be posted on a Democrat Ward Committee site instead of this forum?
JM
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From: Anthony D'Isidoro
Sent: Nov 14, 2016 10:42 AM
To: "cleveland-circle-community@googlegroups.com" , "allstonbrighton2006@googlegroups.com"
Subject: [Cleveland-Circle] The Path Forward
Hello Everyone,
Some sobering statistics for the National Democratic Party going forward:
Democrats Under Barak Obama
Worst Losses Since 1922
11 Seats in the Senate
60 Seats in the House
14 Governorships
900 State Legislative Seats
I understand the Democrats now have total state government control in only 5 states where the Governor and the legislative-chamber majorities are Democrats.
As we all know, elections have consequences. We need to fix this.
Tony
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Hello Everyone,
As I noted in this week’s Community Notes, we had a pretty substantial real estate transaction in North Allston, that maybe a prelude of yet another development project. Western Avenue is certainly earning its reputation for developers as one of the most desirable corridors in the City of Boston.
Western Avenue Joint Venture LLC purchased 242, 246, 250, 280, 248, 260, 292, 293-305 Western Ave and a parcel of land on Westford St for $13,000,000.
The business address of the LLC is c/o Mugar Enterprises, Inc., 222 Berkeley St, Boston, MA 02116. The resident agent, manager and authority to execute documents for the LLC is David T Ting.
Mr. David T. Ting serves as President of Mugar Enterprises Inc. He serves as Executive Director at Mugar 4 Hartwell LLC. Mr. Ting is a Trustee at the WGBH Education Foundation, a member of the Executive Committee and Chairman of the Finance Committee. He is a Governing Trustee at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. He served as a member of the Board of Directors at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and served as the chairman of the Finance Committee. He was a trustee of the Harvard Medical Collaborative and a trustee of the Museum of Science. He is a trustee of South Cove Nursing Facilities Foundation and chairs its Investment Committee. Additionally, he serves as the Treasurer of Boston’s Fourth of July Foundation. Mr. Ting is also actively involved in a number of private companies, including Woodside Capital Partners, Boston Opera House, House of Blues Boston, St. Croix Renaissance Group and Woods Hole Group. Mr. Ting began his career at Arthur Young in New York City. He also held positions with Ford Motor Company, Washington Post Company and New England Television Corporation. Mr. Ting holds an MBA from the Columbia University Graduate School of Business.
Tony
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GSD students to participate in North Allston design-build competition
November 30, 2016
By Travis Dagenais
Harvard University is engaging the Graduate School of Design as a creative program partner for the planning, design, and execution of a new public open space in Allston, and has launched a design-and-build competition inviting GSD students to enhance the site.
The competition site is an area adjacent to a passive green space owned and managed by Harvard known as “the Grove,” sitting at the critical neighborhood intersection of Western Avenue and North Harvard Street. This intersection, known locally as “Barry’s Corner,” is already a key gateway into North Allston and a critical node of development and activity along Western Avenue. The green space at the Grove is a highly valued place within the community, serving as an important connection to the neighborhood’s rich history.
Announced earlier in November, this competition has roots in extensive conversations and meetings between Harvard, the Allston-Brighton community, and the City of Boston during the University’s Institutional Master Plan process. During that process, community members articulated a vision for a more connected and vibrant commercial corridor along Western Avenue in North Allston.
In February 2015, Harvard University’s Office of the Executive Vice President and its consultants Graffito SP began work to develop creative strategies for activating Harvard-owned properties and spaces along Western Avenue. This work led to what has been named the Zone 3 Initiative. It also has fueled short-term place-making strategies as well as longer-term thinking about how best to utilize certain Harvard properties in ways that strengthen ties to the existing culture, character, and context of the Allston-Brighton community, while also building connections between the neighborhood and the University.
Facilitating new community gathering spaces, enhancing the public realm with art and activation, and connecting the neighborhood and the University community are core design values behind the competition. Project priorities include creating an open space to be used and activated, not just looked at; drawing people in and inspiring them to linger and return; remaining sensitive to the neighborhood context; and providing a platform that supports and encourages learning, experimentation, and exploration.
Each participating student team will be required to participate in a collective community engagement exercise, asking community members what brings them to the Grove and what they might want out of an expanded Grove, among other topics.
Student submissions will be offered to the competition jury by January 13, 2017, and the jury will name five finalists later in January. An open public exhibition of finalist work will take place at 267 Western Avenue from February 17 through 21. The jury will name a winner in late February, with design and construction beginning in March.
Supporting partners include the Harvard University Office of the Executive Vice President, Harvard Campus Services, Harvard Planning & Project Management, Charlesview, Inc., and Graffito SP.