Boston City Councilor Julia Mejia has filed legislation that would move the School Committee from an appointed to elected body, but Mayor Michelle Wu, who vetoed a similar measure last year, is already indicating that she plans to block it. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To login in, click here. Read original … Read more
Two Boston city councilors critical of a mayoral program that limited free museum access to public school kids chose not to proceed with their long-awaited hearing on the matter after their preferred Wu administration invitees didn’t attend. Councilors Erin Murphy, the lead sponsor, and Ed Flynn, opted to reschedule a Monday morning hearing “to discuss … Read more
Wu’s up to $1,000 a person fundraiser at legendary Southie restaurant Amrheins on Wednesday is a direct hit at Flynn, who is considering challenging the mayor in 2025. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To login in, click here. Originally Published: October 1, 2024 at 5:15 a.m. Read original article here Denial of … Read more
As the majority of BPS students returned to classes Thursday, familiar and new issues came to the forefront for many — from getting students on the bus to renewed talk of keeping students safe following the shooting in Georgia. BPS Superintendent Mary Skipper and Mayor Michelle Wu started the sunny school day at the Lee … Read more
On the final day of summer vacation for most BPS students, the mayor, superintendent and a host of volunteers made a big push to keep kids in classes and chronic absenteeism down this school year. “We see nationally, we have chronic absenteeism going in the wrong direction,” BPS Superintendent Mary Skipper said. “I think here … Read more
A resolution seeking expansion of the mayor’s free museum initiative to all Boston schoolchildren was defeated by the City Council, effectively shutting down a more than three-month push by two councilors that often led to disagreement. The Boston City Council voted, 6-2, with three councilors voting present and two absent, on a resolution filed in February … Read more
The Boston City Council begrudgingly approved the mayor’s $1.5 billion budget for the public school district while citing a litany of concerns over inadequate facilities, underperformance and an ever-growing list of violent incidents. The City Council approved the Boston Public Schools budget via a 10-3 vote Wednesday, after delaying action the prior week, with many … Read more
The Boston mayor’s woke plan to “address the root causes of violence through a public health lens and create the conditions for community healing” – which she announced a few weeks ago – has already failed miserably. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To login in, click here. Read original article here Denial … Read more
One student was arrested and a knife was confiscated after a fight between two teenagers that sent a South Boston high school into lockdown. Head of School Nachelle Gordon said Excel High School was placed into “safe mode” for approximately 25 minutes Wednesday, “due to a physical altercation involving a few students.” Police said the … Read more
The Healey and Wu administrations finally were forced to acknowledge highly infectious chickenpox cases at a migrant shelter in Roxbury this week but deliberately downplayed the outbreak for political reasons and released only limited information. “There is no outbreak concern,” a Boston Public Schools official said – only after the Herald and other media asked … Read more
