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Should Amber Dixon be the Next Buffalo Public Schools Superintendent? [POLL]

Chris Reynolds — Tue, 29 May 2012 15:05:15 +0000

If you know anything about Buffalo public education, you are well aware of the current state of the system—in a word, disastrous! With a graduation rate of only 60% over the last 40 years, enormous absenteeism and very little hope of improvement over the horizon, any person that comes in to take on the challenge [...]

What Will It Take To Get People Involved In Our Children's Future? KTSCW

Chris Reynolds — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:13:17 +0000

There is a lot of concern today that six persistently low-achieving schools in the city will not get 5.6 million dollars in funding from the state because the Buffalo Teachers Federation has refused to sign a teacher-evaluation agreement. The teachers support is needed for the children to even have a chance to move forward.

Men Want Change In Buffalo Public Schools [POLL]

Chris Reynolds — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 14:19:32 +0000

A rally was held last week lead by District Parent Coordinating Council President Brother Sam Radford about the continuing need for change in Buffalo Public Schools. The men are showing support for those children who attend these “persistently low achieving” schools; the schools that President Obama calls “drop-out factories”. The Teachers Union has blocked millions [...]

The Nation is Watching Buffalo Public Schools Today [VIDEO]

Chris Reynolds — Mon, 16 May 2011 14:00:20 +0000

Today is the day that the nation will be watching the developments with the boycott of Buffalo Public Schools. The Buffalo school system has experienced a 75 percent dropout rate over the last 40 years. Now the Parent Coordinating Council has decided to take action by taking their children out of school today, a rally at [...]

Parents Vote To Boycott Buffalo Schools

Chris Reynolds — Wed, 04 May 2011 19:15:32 +0000

While I sat at last nights meeting at the Buffalo Academy for Visual and Performing Arts, I was pleasantly surprised that so many people had turned out for the meeting to discuss some of the problems and issues in the Buffalo Public Schools. After over about three hours of presentations, discussions, questions, and solutions; the parents [...]

Buffalo Public Schools Meeting

Chris Reynolds — Tue, 03 May 2011 15:14:27 +0000

If you have students that attend Buffalo Public Schools, will you be attending the meeting that will be held this evening at Performing Arts High School 450 Masten @ East Ferry from 5-8pm? As you know two out of three elementary students in the Buffalo Public Schools are reading below grade level. Nearly half the students [...]

Know Thyself Community Wednesday

Chris Reynolds — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 14:00:26 +0000

HOW CAN WE FIX THE STRUCTURAL PROBLEMS IN BUFFALO SCHOOLS? OVERVIEW: Taken from the Buffalo News yesterday April 19th: Two out of three elementary students in Buffalo Public Schools are reading below grade level. Nearly half the students in the district never graduate from school. And among black males, three out of four never graduate. [...]