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Rachel B. Weinstein is a new candidate this year. Bio: Rachel has worked on education policy with elected officials. As a young woman, she served as an intern to then State Representative Alice Wolf. During a decade that she lived in California, Rachel dove deeply into the realm of electoral politics. Among other roles, she ran the home office of the state Senate President, working in partnership with a wide range of constituents and community members. Rachel has been a parent advocate for her son, whose elementary years have given her new insight into the experience of students of color in our schools. She has served on the Tobin Montessori School Site Council and participated in the Cambridge Public Schools’ Building Equity Bridges initiative as a member of a sense-making team focused on racial disparities in school discipline. Longtime Cantabrigians may know Rachel as the daughter of Diane and Larry Weinstein and the sister of Noam Weinstein, another CPS grad and parent. In response to the racial violence during Boston’s desegregation efforts of the 1970s, Larry was the parent lead for creating the Controlled Choice plan in Cambridge. He served on the School Committee from 1986-94. Why I am Running: Even so, with the exception of my Pilot School classes at CRLS, I noticed as a student that the cohort of peers in my classes became whiter and wealthier the older I grew. More than a quarter of a century later, inequity still pervades our school system. My experience as a white girl in our schools was markedly different than my son’s as a Black boy. Across our schools, students of color and students from low-income families have rightfully demanded that we do better. I am running because I know we can and must do better. I am running to partner with students, families and educators on the critical task of providing all children with the academically rigorous, joyful, culturally affirming education they deserve. Priorities Citywide Pre-Kindergarten Supporting All Learners A Champion for Every Child School Culture-Building - The Building Equity Bridges initiative made clear that not all of our teachers and school leaders feel safe and supported. We cannot create productive learning environments for our young people when adults are ill at ease. We must address issues of school culture so that teachers and administrators are positioned to succeed. - Relationships between students and teachers also will improve with ongoing support for adults to strengthen their cultural proficiency. I am keen to explore a systems approach to making our classrooms more affirming for students of every demographic. - Finally, but perhaps most importantly, we know our children succeed when we work in collaboration with families and community partners. Our schools are ahead of most in working with out-of-school-time providers and in employing all schools with family liaisons. Building on this foundation, we can achieve even more. CCTV candidate video (2019) |
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