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
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
Police are investigating a physical altercation involving two students, one of whom was struck with an object and hospitalized, at a Boston high school Monday. Richard Chang and Stephen Cirasuolo, heads of the Josiah Quincy Upper School, said in a letter to families that the students involved in the afternoon fight will face disciplinary action … Read more
Mayor Michelle Wu stood by her position that the city will not consider applying the initiative granting BPS students free access to museums to other students on Sunday. “This was a very carefully negotiated opportunity over the course of an entire year of conversations and negotiations,” Wu said, visiting the Boston Children’s Museum with her … Read more
Mayor Michelle Wu will not be replacing former Harvard President Claudine Gay, she stated on WCVB’s On the Record segment aired Sunday, speaking to the heavily-besieged president’s resignation from her alma mater. “I have absolutely no plans to leave this amazing job that I have,” Wu said, laughing intermittently following a question about her interest … Read more
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