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Roxbury BOE’s Redundant Book Reviews: Political Theater at the Expense of Real Problems
On June 9, 2025, the Roxbury Board of Education had an opportunity to reaffirm the work of its own book review committee—the group responsible for reviewing challenged books using an established, thoughtful process. Instead, the Board voted not to approve the committee’s recommendations regarding Gender Queer and This Book Is Gay, both of which had […]
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What is School Choice REALLY?
Today we will be discussing vouchers and school choice. President Trump just signed an executive order entitled “Expanding Educational Freedom and Opportunity for Families,” which directs the Department of Health and Human Services to issue guidance that explains how states receiving block grants for families and children can use that money for faith-based and private […]
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Roxbury BOE Voting History for Professional Development
Long ago we promised to revisit the intriguing occurrence of board members voting against allowing teachers to attend training or professional development. Time got away from us but here is the information! The people who have been regularly voting NO on these trainings, are Board members, Ann Colucci, Christopher Milde, Sharon MacGregor, and Kathy Purcell. […]
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Freedom to Read Act
Yesterday the Freedom to Read Act passed Assembly and will now go to the Senate to be voted on. What does the bill really say??? This bill requires local BOEs to adopt a policy on curation of library material, it discusses that the material be inclusive, and age and grade appropriate. The bill does discuss […]
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Roxbury BOE Election Updates – Education First
Facebook page Facebook group Website Hello and welcome back readers! Today we have updates on this year’s BOE election. This past weekend was Olde Suckasunny Day, which often has marked the event in which BOE candidates first meet the public and share information about their campaign. Shout out to the Roxbury Public Library, First Presbyterian […]
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June BOE Meeting
Hello again readers! For those who may have missed it, June 3, was our local BOE meeting. The meeting started with celebrating our amazing local students. The VFW Auxiliary 2833 in Kenvil presented the winners of the following awards: Winner in the 2023/2024 Three-Dimensional Patriotic Art Contest Winner in the 2023/2024 “Get Excited for the […]
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Moms for….. Liberty? Local Edition!
If you didn’t see the previous post about Moms for Liberty’s national history, click here! This post will be focused on local events. As has been the case in many towns, Moms for Liberty started to gain momentum during the pandemic and was often focused on anti-mask rhetoric. As those mandates ended, they then focused […]
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Moms for…. Liberty???
For those who may not be aware of Moms for Liberty (M4L), or who they are, here is a synopsis of their history nationally. In the next post I will focus on our local M4L history. Moms for Liberty was founded in January 2021 by former school board members Tiffany Justice, Tina Descovich, and Bridget […]
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Rainbow Tie-Dye <3
The BOE voted to repeal Policy 5756 despite strong opposition from students, parents, and supporters. Both sides presented their cases, with supporters emphasizing the importance of the policy in protecting transgender students. The repeal was heavily opposed by locals, while non-resident supporters included individuals from extremist groups.
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How predictable…
We wish we could say we were surprised that the repeal of 5756 passed first read last Monday, but if you have been paying attention, you knew this was coming. BOE member Purcell even asked a few months ago if it could be brought up over and over until they got “what they wanted.” Last […]
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