Open positions: Concord seeks volunteers for diversity commission
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COURTESY OF CONCORD POLICE DEPARTMENT
Chief Joseph O’Connor announced that the Concord Police Department participated in a bicycle rodeo for children May 1 at Cousins Field and featured a variety of activities and courses that children, parents and officers took part in together. Children won prizes, including backpacks and reflective stripes.
Officer Anthony Salvucci, Detective Tia Manchuso and Inspector Ronald Holsinger were on hand to help participants of all ages learn new skills, including the rules of the road, in order to help children safely ride their bikes to school. The bicycle rodeo is a great way for our officers to connect with families in our community and ensure all students know how they can safely walk or ride their bikes to school, O Connor said. I want to thank everyone who joined us for this event, as well as the Concord Public Schools for helping students develop these important skills.
Theyâre coming for MCAS again, and maybe itâs about time
Updated May 8, 2021, 1 hour ago
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Teachers union: Crucial time to call for less testing, more learning
Re âTeachers union garbs its latest attack on MCAS in social-justice rhetoric. Donât fall for itâ (Editorial, May 2): Itâs time to listen to Black and brown students, families, and educators who are challenging us to understand the racist roots of standardized testing. The high-stakes MCAS tests backed by The Boston Globe have served to rank and punish under-resourced schools rather than to build their capacity to educate and support our students. An intense focus on MCAS drains the joy out of learning and narrows the curriculum to one-size-fits-all. Low-income students of color pay the highest price when they and their schools are slapped with racist, dehumanizing labels, such as âfailingâ or âchronically underperforming.â