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Discussion continued Tuesday night on Burlington Public Schools’ posting of a job opening for a Lead Instructional Coach for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at the high school.  The job was […]

A long-awaited audit of equity issues in Burlington schools is in the final stretch, with a draft report expected in August.  According to BPS Superintendent Dr. Eric Conti, the report […]

Consultants with the group Commonwealth Consulting Agency will be on site in Burlington schools between now and June conducting an equity audit for the district.  “Their goal – I just […]

After members of Burlington’s temporary Diversity, Equity and Inclusion subcommittee asked the town to extend the subcommittee beyond its one-year limit, the Select Board on Monday indicated they [...]

Since the resignation of Burlington Public Schools’ Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Director in September, students of color say they have lost a support system. Some teachers and students [...]

The Burlington Select Board received an update on the work of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Committee during Monday night’s meeting and the two groups put the scheduling of […]

The Burlington School Committee received an end-of-year update on an initiative to create a more welcoming and inclusive environment at Burlington High School and Marshall Simonds Middle School [...]

The following is a Letter to the Editor from Phil Gallagher: Over the past several weeks BNEWS has reported the events surrounding the first presentation by the Diversity equity and inclusion [...]

The following is a letter sent to the Select Board and requested to be published as a Letter to the Editor: Select Board:  I am thoroughly disgusted by the Select […]

To The Editor: I am writing about the discussion at the Select Board Meeting of February 28th concerning the report from the DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) Committee presented by […]