Heard Boston Public Radio convo on potential use of socioeconomic factors in admissions post-SCOTUS Harvard Affirmative Action decision. P Reville ignored pending Fed lawsuit on Boston Exam School admissions designed to close that door. Pernicious nat’l impact/local origin—More here:

Attys General from 15 States & DC filed amicus brief against Boston Parents’ racist suit. Joining countless Asian American, Black & LatinX civil rights orgs, Natl Assoc for Gifted Children, heck even Sox & Celtics have filed against this sweeping civil rights attack—cc Jim Braude

Why such universal opposition? This was never just about a handful of kids in Boston. Darragh Murphy connected parents w/Koch-funded Pacific Legal so their case could be part of coordinated RW civil rights attack on Affirmative Action, Voting Rights Act… nytimes.com/2022/02/16/us/…

Ms. Murphy (sister of City Councilor Erin) seized opportunity as soon as interim admissions policy was approved. Same white victimhood playbook she used leading PUMApac in ‘08 (origin of birther lie). Started FB group to gin white backlash for suit, fed em Pacific Legal w/in days

Racist parents used to throw rocks—now they file lawsuits. Boston again takes center stage in white backlash against integration of public schools in US & Darragh’s demagoguery’s been so pernicious, academics use it as case study👇🏼Timely paper Fordham Urban Law Journal ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/ulj/vol49/iss5…

After today’s vile Affirmative Action ruling at #SCOTUS, hopeful talk of race neutral admissions policies—but Darragh Murphy’s Boston Parents have a plan to kill that too. She saw oppty to pull out her ‘ol white backlash playbook at first mention of exam school reform. #bospoli

Live in District 3 & voted for ELECTED School Committee? City Council must approve change. Here’s where preliminary candidates stand: ✅ELECTED Jennifer Johnson Joel Richards Barry Lawton 🟨HYBRID Ann Walsh ❌NO CHANGE (MAYORAL CONTROL) John FitzGerald Matt Patton #bospoli

We said #Elected & nothing less.

REMINDER: If you’re voting in District 3 today & care about restoring Boston’s ELECTED SCHOOL COMMITTEE, here’s where candidates stand: ❌NO CHANGE (MAYORAL CONTROL) John FitzGerald Matt Patton ✅ELECTED Jennifer Johnson Joel Richards Barry Lawton 🟨HYBRID Ann Walsh #bospoli

By far the most powerful Israeli response I have seen. This 19 year old girl survived the horrific massacre in Kibbutz Be’eri. This is her message to her fellow Israelis and to the world. Watch the whole thing.

Interesting piece, but the headline? Is it unlikely when “anti-woke” racists who typically vote Dem align w/more established “Moms for Liberty”type hate groups who vote MAGA? Blue as MA is, white backlash has never been an “unlikely” event in metro Boston. wgbh.org/news/education…

79% voted for an ELECTED School Committee. Mayor Michelle Wu 吳弭 ignored them— as she ignored her own task force & scholarly consensus to make this political decision. 1/3 of BPS is English learners—could reps elected by district—on BPS only—ignore their interests as fully as Wu has? #bospoli

The folks on this task force are some of the most respected educators in Boston. They know their ESL instruction. If they’re saying the plan ain’t it, the plan ain’t it. schoolyardnews.com/most-english-l…

Excellent coverage of the mass resignation of BPS English Learner Task Force members by Deanna Pan of the Globe. bostonglobe.com/2023/10/31/met…

This just shows you the layers of racism & sexism. Claudine Gay is a GIANT in the political science discipline. She’s published solo-author in our top journals. Of a field that’s produced countless successful administrators, she’s the best of us. Yet, her merit is questioned?

Faux outrage over a party invite leaked via Erin Murphy’s birther sister has infested #bospoli w/racist trolls from across the globe—but it hasn’t cost Wu or any POC elected 1 vote in Boston. Association w/garbage like this is how DINOwhite candidates lose elections here, so…

Lest we forget: The people claiming they want the most “qualified” people in presidential positions think Donald Trump is the most “qualified” person to be president of the United States.

Fitzgerald: Channels impotent rage of parents unable to influence BPS decision making due to lack of transparency & accountability. Also Fitzgerald: “Let’s keep it that way!” John’s the only Councilor opposed to restoring Boston’s right to elect its School Committee🤷🏻‍♀️ #bospoli

“At its core, restoring an elected School Committee in Boston is a voting rights issue, a civil rights issue & a racial justice issue…Vetoing a measure to redress these issues puts Mayor Wu at odds with basic progressive values” [& 79% of voters] Lisa Green ELECTtheBSC #bospoli

99K Boston voters agree: “At its core, restoring an elected School Committee in Boston is a voting rights issue, a civil rights issue & a racial justice issue, said Lisa Green…Vetoing a measure to redress these issues puts Mayor Wu at odds with basic progressive values” #bospoli