Brockton’s schools have lost their way. Standards have slipped, classrooms lack order, and the budget has been run into the ground. Stephen Pina’s Champion City Project blueprint lays out a clear path forward: raise academic standards with a knowledge-rich curriculum starting at age 3, restore order and safety through a stronger school police force and alternatives for chronic disruptors, bring real fiscal accountability with zero-based budgeting and department-level internal controls, and create real-world pathways including a Brockton Classical Academy, expanded CTE, apprenticeships, and dual enrollment.

This plan is rooted in common sense: Strong Schools, Strong City. Brockton families deserve transparency, teachers deserve authority, and students deserve a future built on real knowledge and opportunity. The current system has delivered deficits, watered-down diplomas, and unsafe classrooms. Stephen Pina’s blueprint delivers the opposite — order, honesty, and preparation for the real world.