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- ↑ "Superintendent of Schools - Brockton Public Schools".
- ↑ "Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education - per Pupil Expenditures Statewide Report".
- ↑ "Enrollment Data (2019-20) - Brockton (00440000)".
- 1 2 "Teacher Data (2018-19) - Brockton (00440000)".
- ↑ Burgess, Anna. "Nearly 25 years after Brockton led education equity fight, district gears up for round 2." The Enterprise . August 13, 2017. Retrieved on April 16, 2021.
- ↑ Dwyer, Dialynn. "What you need to know about the milestone education bill unanimously approved by the Legislature." Boston.com . November 21, 2019. Retrieved on April 16, 2021.
