WGBH News' Adam Reilly is reporting from City Councilor John Connolly's Brighton High School announcement of his challenge to Boston Mayor Thomas Menino.

Connolly kickoff. Second sentence: "I want to be clear--Mayor Menino is a good man." #bospoli #mapoli twitter.com/reillyadam/sta…

Connolly: his daughter Claire's school, the Trotter, works b/c state and Feds stepped in after city failed #bospoli #mapoli

Connolly: Boston school bureaucracy is "top-heavy and overstaffed." #bospoli #mapoli

Connolly kicking off in front of Brigjton High, recently placed on warning re losing accreditation. "As a city, we've failed this school."

Connolly: "I was the lone vote in this city--the line vote--which stood against the teacher's contract that put out our students last."

Connolly: "I was the lone vote in this city--the line vote--which stood against the teacher's contract that put out our students last."