Buffalo, N.Y. (WBEN) – Few people have the institutional knowledge of the Buffalo Public Schools as longtime community activist Sam Radford III.
Radford, whose many roles include overseeing the Western New York Education Equity Task Force, says he thinks the just-released, rightsizing proposals offered by interim superintendent Dr. Ebony Prophet-Bullock may seem Draconian, at first, but are long overdue and necessary.
The proposals, which include closing eight schools and eliminating 108 full-time equivalent positions – including 73 teaching positions – may seem jarring, especially against the backdrop of a year full of controversies. However, they are needed to help the ailing district advance…