School Committee members are elected officials. They cannot be removed from their position unless they are convicted of a criminal offense. Their term is generally four years. Resignation requires the filing of an official letter.
If Art Batacchi and Kim Alcantara cannot work constructively with the current leadership and the rest of the committee, then they should be replaced by individuals who will work together in a positive way for every student, employee, and resident of the SBRSD.
It was the '60s, and I was involved with a group of faculty members in the creation of an innovative curriculum at CUNY’s first experimental and upper-division college, Richmond College.
Sanger’s use of the phrase “But all wars end sometime” implies an unsupportable faith that this one (or the one in Ukraine) will not be ended by a civilization-destroying nuclear war.
“No business as usual!” Standing up for relief from an illegal war and illegal tariffs, for restricting ICE funding for warehouses, and for funding healthcare and protecting voting!
In the age of Trump, instead of people of quality, honesty, conviction, and skill, we have clowns, adolescents, warmed-over fascists, and incompetents.
Massachusetts is the only blue state that has the 287(g) contract on the books. Gov. Maura Healey could stop this with a stroke of the pen rather than let the clock tick by for legislation to be enacted while ICE is taking people away.
We can identify, treat, and cure tuberculosis. So why is it still so prevalent? This disease preys upon the marginalized, undernourished, and immunocompromised.
While State Rep. Leigh Davis is working on behalf of Great Barrington in this legislative session, the next question is: What can the town do on a parallel track?
You listen to Trump’s complete fabrications concerning the situation and watch as he attempts to tell a story that is so full of holes it makes a Swiss cheese envious.
