We are living in the city of Champions. If this city can be home to some of the finest Higher Educational Institutions in the world then our children deserve to receive unparalleled world-class education.
I believe Boston can be better!
As a former teacher and one of the founders of a successful city school, I know first hand the needs and requirements of a strong school system.
I believe Boston can be better!
The Pilot School program is proof that there are creative measures that can be initiated to help revitalize and raise the standards of our Public Schools. We need to replicate these efforts as well as work towards instituting measures such as student portfolios as a method for tracking student achievement.
I believe Boston can be better!
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- A Success Story...Maura initiated the effort to create the highly successful Patrick Lyndon Pilot School, which has been called "the Boston Latin of the elementary school system." The Lyndon School pilot set a precedent for easing enrollment guidelines, and marks her continued commitment to offering parents more and better educational choices.
- Making things happen...As Chair of the ways and mean committe, Maura was able to secure the $2 million needed for the Boston Public Schools to purchase the building at 174 Ipswich Street. This building is now home for the Fenway High School, one of the oldest and most successful pilot schools, and the Boston Arts Academy, Boston's first High School for the visual and performing arts.
- Addressing problems quickly...Maura has held hearings to address the growing problem of truancy in the public Schools. She has pushed for using successful initiatives found in other school systems so that the issue is resolved before it becomes epidemic.
Maura believes in independence through Financial Literacy…
Some people never establish a savings or checking account, nor create a financial plan with income, expense and saving targets. Instead, they use check cashers and rent a centers, pay exorbitant fees and never establish a solid credit history. Maura believes that with information and knowledge, people will be able to make better choices with their money and, ultimately, gain greater financial control and independence. In order to bring financial knowledge to the people who need it, Maura is working with the following:
- Public School Early Education: Boston Public Schools to get financial literacy training into the curriculum.
- City of Boston: City of Boston to bring financial literacy training to their employees.
- Social Support Groups: Groups that work with battered women to increase the their safety and that of their children by helping to increase their financial knowledge and stability.
- Non- Profit Training: Non-profits to train young people to begin creating the habits that can lead to financial independence.
- Non-Profit Organizations: Working specifically with 7 Boston non-profits
to help them explore setting up financial literacy and/or
(Individual Development Account) IDA programs:
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