The Outraged Liberal analyzes some parachute journalism by David Broder on Baker; finds it wanting.

BPS Lottery Reform wants so-far-unspecified changes to the lottery system that determines which, if any, public pre-school, or which kindergarten a Boston student gets into. Basic argument: If you lose the lottery, your kid is consigned to the scholastic equivalent of a cardboard box under the highway ramp for all of elementary school, so let's end busing and use the money to fix up all the bad schools.

Via Geeky Mama.

Ed. conflicted note: We "won" the lottery for kindergarten (didn't try for K-1, kidlet went to pre-school at a community center) and she takes the bus to school in another neighborhood, so obviously we benefit from the current system.

UPDATE: Police now want to find the guy.

The Herald reports on an April 1 incident at Copley station on the Green Line (video possibly NSFW due to language):

The Dorchester Reporter reports that 12 of the state reps whose districts cover Boston have filed an amendment to the state budget to revive four Boston Public Library branches now faced with death.

None of the five reps who didn't sign the measure - Marty Walsh (D-Savin Hill), Marie St. Fleur (D-Uphams Corner), Angelo Scaccia (D-Readville), Michael Rush (D-West Roxbury) and Eugene O'Flaherty (D-Chelsea) have BPL branches faced with closing in their districts.

Library trustees voted last week to shut the Faneuil branch in Oak Square, Orient Heights in East Boston, Lower Mills in Dorchester and Washington Village in South Boston. At least two library trustees, including Chairman Jeffrey Rudman, have said they would not necessarily vote to keep the branches open even with new money, because BPL President Amy Ryan's "transformation" plan calls for increased Internet use and large Mattapan-like branches, not small ones like the four planned for dismantling.