by Stephen Pina | Aug 27, 2025 | Budget & Spending Transparency, Fiscal Accountability & Honest Communication
Where’s the Money Going? Brockton families are doing their part. Every day, parents work long hours, juggle bills, and make sacrifices to give their kids a shot at a better future. But while families stretch every dollar, the Brockton School Department is running...
by Stephen Pina | Aug 27, 2025 | Press Release
The Basics: Where Your Kids’ School Dollars Come From Every public school in Massachusetts is funded primarily through three buckets: Local Funding – money raised via property taxes by cities and towns. State Aid (Chapter 70) – state contributions to ensure adequacy...
by Stephen Pina | Aug 27, 2025 | Safe Schools, Safe Classrooms, School Safety & Discipline
No Child Can Learn in Fear Every parent knows it: a child who doesn’t feel safe cannot learn. A teacher who spends more time breaking up fights than teaching can’t deliver excellence. A classroom in chaos fails everyone in it — the kids who want to learn, the teachers...
by Stephen Pina | Aug 27, 2025 | Back to Basics, Back to Excellence
When Schools Stop Telling the Truth Parents in Brockton aren’t asking for miracles. They want the basics: safe classrooms, honest grades, and a guarantee that when their child earns a diploma, it means they are ready for college, career, or service. That’s not too...
by Stephen Pina | Aug 27, 2025 | Press Release
A Diploma That Opens Doors, Not Collects Dust Once upon a time, a high school diploma carried weight. It signaled that a young person was ready—ready for college, ready for a trade, ready for military service, ready to be a productive citizen. It wasn’t just a piece...
