by Stephen Pina | Sep 1, 2025 | Back to Basics, Back to Excellence, Education Reform, Real-World Readiness, Safe Schools, Safe Classrooms
A Position Paper by Stephen Pina, Candidate for Ward 1 School Committee Introduction Artificial Intelligence (AI) is reshaping nearly every corner of our society—from the way businesses track their budgets to the way children get help with their homework. In K–12...
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 Webmaster | 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...
by Stephen Pina | Aug 22, 2025 | Press Release
Executive Summary Brockton’s school finance crisis left taxpayers holding the bag for an $18.3 million shortfall and nearly $400,000 in outside audit costs. These reviews found no fraud—but exposed systemic incompetence, weak leadership, and a culture of rubber-stamp...
by Stephen Pina | Aug 17, 2025 | Budget & Spending Transparency, Press Release
This opinion piece is written in response to The Enterprise of Brockton article by Chris Helms, “Proposal: Brockton CFO would gain power to approve school department contracts.” As a candidate for the Brockton School Committee in Ward 1, I believe the question at hand...
by Team Pina | Aug 4, 2025 | Budget & Spending Transparency, Campaign Trail Updates, Press Release
Stephen Pina Issues Campaign Accountability Statement for Brockton’s Ward 1 School Committee Race Brockton, MA – August 4, 2025 — In a race defined by restoring trust, discipline, and transparency in Brockton’s public school system, Ward 1 School Committee candidate...
by Stephen Pina | Aug 3, 2025 | Campaign Trail Updates, Education Reform
By Stephen PinaCandidate for Ward 1 School Committee – Brockton, MAwww.votepina.com Public education in cities like Brockton is at a crossroads. On one side stands the decaying legacy of institutionalized education—buildings full of bureaucracy, stripped-down...
