Five things you need to know today, Feb. 23
1) In case you missed it Charter school proponents and opponents are enthused by Education Commissioner Mitchell Chester’s decision not to allow the proposed Somerville Progressive Charter School’s charter at this time. Opponents see it as a victory for public schools, while proponents read in Chester’s decision a call for more information, rather than an out-of-hand rejection of the charter’s mission. Next stop for the proposed school is a vote by the full secondary education board on Feb. 28. 2) West at Tufts Professor Cornell West spoke for two hours in front of a packed house on the Tufts campus Wednesday night. Among the various topics, West addressed the future of the Occupy movement, white-collar crime and his time living in the …
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"I think that this coming spring we are going to see waves and layers of activism...this coming spring is going to be, I think, a magnificent flowering of awakening among young folks." -Cornell West
As candidates for the Republican nomination for president debated Wednesday evening, Cornell West spoke to a packed auditorium at Tufts University. “I've travelled this country every year for the last 32 years, I see magnificant intelligence, imagination and creativity among the American people,” West said. “How did we end up with these chaps? Something is wrong. Something is wrong.” West, a professor, scholar and activist, spoke to students and other members of the Tufts at Cohen Auditorium Wednesday as part of the Faculty Progressive Caucus American Democracy in Crisis Series. He spoke for over two hours, touching on a wide range of subjects. Here’s a few excerpts from what he said: On the Occupy Movement: "I think that this coming …
