Morning Updates: Boston schools falling short on diversity
Good morning, Boston. Police arrested two men with guns at a local Pokemon competition, rain can’t stop “Free the Nipple,’’ a look at Market Basket one year later, and the rest of the news you need to know.
Firearms at Hynes: “Authorities stopped two men from entering the Pokemon World Championships in Boston after learning of violent threats against people attending the event, police said. They later found an array of weapons and arrested the pair on firearms charges, they said.’’ (Boston.com)
Now that’s devotion: “Even in death, Barbara Shippee stands by her team. The North Kingstown, R.I. native died Wednesday at her home in Florida, and her family included in her obituary a memorial request that will resonate with Patriots fans near and far: … ‘In lieu of flowers please make memorial contributions to ‘Tom Brady’s Deflategate Defense’ as she was the Ultimate Patriots Fan or to the charity of your choice.’’’ (Boston.com)
A little rain can’t stop ‘Free the Nipple’: “Commemorating International Go Topless Day, the participants in the ‘Free the Nipple’ event [on Hampton Beach] said they wanted to expose a gender-based double standard and simply enjoy a day at the beach in the same way men do. They say women have as much right as men to go topless. ‘We’re not protesting,’ said 19-year-old Emilee Hyland. ‘We’re exercising our right to bring awareness to the subject.’’’ (Boston.com)
Boston is failing its public school diversity mandate: “Even amid ongoing efforts to diversify, the district is falling short of US District Judge Arthur Garrity’s 1985 court order requiring 25 percent black and 10 percent ‘other minority’ teachers, part of Garrity’s historic school desegregation plan. The district meets Garrity’s standard for Hispanic and Asian teachers, but just 22.7 percent of last year’s Boston Public Schools teachers were black, according to state data. … The district’s new superintendent, Tommy Chang, has pledged to build a workforce that looks more like Boston’s students, who are 86 percent black, Hispanic, and Asian.’’ (The Boston Globe)
A quick look at what Jon Stewart is doing post-The Daily Show:
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A year after protests, Market Basket is thriving: “Market Basket has opened five new stores that had been delayed by the corporate infighting since Arthur T. returned to power. The company has plans to open three more. Market Basket is on pace to do nearly $5 billion in sales this year, according to company officials. And the biggest fear of many observers—that the debt taken on to finance last summer’s sale would prove cumbersome, forcing Market Basket to jack up its renowned low prices or shirk on its lauded employee benefits—seems to have been misplaced.’’ (Boston.com)
The Goodbye: A look back at the Market Basket feud.
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