On October 17, the Highlands Coalition will be sponsoring a school committee forum from 7 to 9 PM at the Ford School on 49 Hollingsworth Street. Cleo Hereford, author of the local An Education blog is moderating. The candidates are Patricia Capano, Maria Carrasco, Donna Coppola, Delores DiPhillipo, John Ford, Jr., Charlie Gallo, Vincent Spirito… [Read more…]
August 17, 2011
Asphalt to Ecosystems: Design Ideas for Schoolyard Transformation Written by Sharon Gamson Danks; Published by New Village Press Reviewed by Trevor Smith The transformation of our nation’s asphalt and turf schoolyards into thriving educational and inspirational Green Space sounds like the ultimate “kumbaya” notion. A notion that one might assume would surely suffocate under mountains… [Read more…]
July 23, 2011
You should check out this new blog written by a woman who grew up in Lynn and went to Wellesley College. I’m not sure if she still lives here, but in her Blogger profile, CCH says she is a “Wellesley psych grad with a strong interest in education, politics and American culture/history. Seeking civil discourse.”… [Read more…]
September 29, 2010
The long, gnarly slender green beans growing on the trellis in the Ford School community garden look familiar. Where had I seen them? A couple of miles away, in my neighborhood, the same variety festoons the chain link fence of a home on Williams Avenue. Every time I walk by, I am tempted to pick one.… [Read more…]
September 7, 2010
by Jesse Jaeger Tuesday August 31st the Lynn School Committee held its annual budget hearing. They took just 15 minutes. I almost missed it because I was running late from work. Three people spoke including me. A 15 minute school budget hearing is just unacceptable for a budget line that makes up almost a third… [Read more…]
December 28, 2009
Yesterday, at about 2:30 in the afternoon, the clouds parted, allowing the sun to shine a colored spotlight on creation. I took the opportunity to drive down to the beach with my trusty companion, Mr. French, and digital camera. Little did I anticipate the free show that awaited my arrival. The beach can be an… [Read more…]
June 26, 2009
The state of the economy hurts us in many ways. Companies lay off workers. School budgets get cut, eliminating programs that keep the schools safer and make them more enriching environments. This is what happened last night at the school committee meeting. The Ford is still a community school, but now just grades K-5. And… [Read more…]
June 23, 2009
It was still drizzling as I made my way to the Ford School for the Highlands Coalition meeting on Monday night. Unfortunately, I would be too late to hear the mayor talk about the impending closure of the Ford School Annex due to budget cuts. But he was there, I am told. Parents whose… [Read more…]
May 22, 2009
You probably already know that the Robert L. Ford School in the Highlands is a NASA Explorer School. In August 2007, the media reported on students chatting live with astronauts on the International Space Station. But did you know that the book "Becoming a Community School," published by the nonprofit Project for School Innovation in Boston uses the Ford school as a model for how to establish a community school?
October 16, 2011
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