{"id":5050996,"date":"2021-01-22T15:40:31","date_gmt":"2021-01-22T15:40:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/malatinonews.com\/?p=5050996"},"modified":"2021-01-22T15:40:31","modified_gmt":"2021-01-22T15:40:31","slug":"maln-opinion-dr-brenda-cassellius","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/latinonewsnetwork.com\/maln\/2021\/01\/22\/maln-opinion-dr-brenda-cassellius\/","title":{"rendered":"MALN Opinion+: Dr. Brenda Cassellius"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"MALN Opinion+: Dr. Brenda Cassellius\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BFy50xVyB8M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Description of the video:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Welcome to MALN Opinion+! We are excited to have a weekly program dedicated to discussing the concerns and opinions of Massachusetts\u2019s Latino community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This week we spoke to Dr. Brenda Cassellius, the superintendent of Boston Public Schools, on the new reopening timeline for this spring, resources available to families, and BPS\u2019 main objectives for 2021.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2020, about 37% of Latino households did not have broadband internet access and 32% did not have a computer for their children to use for online schooling, <a href=\"https:\/\/latinodecisions.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/SOMOS-COVID19-Svy-Exec-Summary.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to SOMOS<\/a>. While 58% of Latino parents said they had difficulty communicating with teachers. In this week\u2019s episode, learn all about Boston Public Schools\u2019 ongoing initiatives to improve equity and family support\u2014such as providing thousands of Chromebooks to students, secure wifi for families, and new technology to improve communication between parents and schools, along with a wide variety of other services.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Resources mentioned in the video:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Check out BPS\u2019 website for more information at: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonpublicschools.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.bostonpublicschools.org\/<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li><li>View the directory of all offered students and family resources here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonpublicschools.org\/domain\/21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.bostonpublicschools.org\/domain\/21<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li><li>More information about Boston Public Schools\u2019 reopening: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonpublicschools.org\/Page\/8298\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.bostonpublicschools.org\/Page\/8298<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li><li>The Boston Public Schools\u2019 Dashboard: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonpublicschools.org\/Page\/8508\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.bostonpublicschools.org\/Page\/8508<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Photo credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonherald.com\/2019\/05\/01\/bps-chooses-cassellius-as-superintendent\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Boston Herald<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Superintendent of Boston Public Schools talks about the new reopening timeline for this 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