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Christopher Butler on a boat near the coast of Panama. / Photo by Daniel Hentz.

What has contributed to the decline of Brockton Public Schools?

Life inside Perkins Park

From: The Enterprise

In 2014, Brockton Public Schools was seen as a model school district for closing the achievement gap. A decade later, it's facing an $18 million budget shortfall and students are bearing the consequences of year-after-year budget cuts.

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A three-part series exploring what it's like to live unhoused in downtown Brockton, including interviews with citizens who struggle with homelessness and the city's mayor Robert Sullivan. From: The Enterprise

Part one

An up-close look at what it's like to be homeless in Brockton

Brockton's homeless population says the city treats them poorly. That's not what the city says

Part two

Inside Father Bill's dilapidated overnight shelter downtown

Part three

What would it take to end homelessness in Brockton— as luxury housing grows

From: The Enterprise

People who sleep on the streets of downtown Brockton say they wake up daily to city staff swearing at them and tossing their stuff in the garbage. City officials paint a different image.

Is the School Street bridge Brockton's 'Mass & Cass?'

From: The Enterprise

With homelessness and substance use on the rise in downtown Brockton, local businesses consider saying goodbye to the neighborhood. What are the solutions, the community asks?

Brockton mayor received around $30K in school board stipends in 2023. Should he have?

From: The Enterprise

Brockton Mayor Robert F. Sullivan received a weekly stipend as a Brockton School Committee member for almost eight months in 2023, and received a lump sum of more than $24,000 for retroactive school committee stipends, public records show.

How Brockton Public Schools survived COVID

From: The Enterprise

An exclusive interview with former Brockton Public Schools Superintendent Mike Thomas on how the district handled remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, which hit the city particularly hard. This story was cited in the Nystrom, Beckman & Paris final report of its investigation into the school district's fiscal crisis.

'We'll figure it out later:' 4 takeaways from audit of Brockton schools $18.25 million budget deficit in FY23

From: The Enterprise

Investigators hired by the City of Brockton released their 180-page report into the Brockton Public Schools fiscal year 2023 budget deficit, outlining what led to the shocking $18.25 million budget shortfall. The report placed blame on former Superintendent Mike Thomas.

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Life inside Perkins Park

From: The Enterprise

In 2014, Brockton Public Schools was seen as a model school district for closing the achievement gap. A decade later, it's facing an $18 million budget shortfall and students are bearing the consequences of year-after-year budget cuts.

From: The Enterprise

People who sleep on the streets of downtown Brockton say they wake up daily to city staff swearing at them and tossing their stuff in the garbage. City officials paint a different image.

From: The Enterprise

With homelessness and substance use on the rise in downtown Brockton, local businesses consider saying goodbye to the neighborhood. What are the solutions, the community asks?

From: The Enterprise

Brockton Mayor Robert F. Sullivan received a weekly stipend as a Brockton School Committee member for almost eight months in 2023, and received a lump sum of more than $24,000 for retroactive school committee stipends, public records show.

From: The Enterprise

From: The Enterprise

Investigators hired by the City of Brockton released their 180-page report into the Brockton Public Schools fiscal year 2023 budget deficit, outlining what led to the shocking $18.25 million budget shortfall. The report placed blame on former Superintendent Mike Thomas.

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