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Boston’s new superintendent promises sweeping changes to special ed. It’s a promise parents say they’ve heard before.
For years, the city's schools have excessively put students of color in special education and then removed them from regular class. -
Parent satisfaction with Boston Public Schools is falling, new poll finds
Black BPS parents worry more about their children’s well-being at school. -
Advocates push for higher standards on state’s school police regulations
Nonprofits join with law enforcement groups urging more training. -
School principals say culture wars made last year 'rough as hell'
"Rough as hell." That's how one high school principal in Nevada describes the 2021-'22 school year, when conflicts with parents and community members were… -
Superintendents say pandemic's educational impact goes deeper than realized
State House testimony calls for a sense of academic "urgency." -
End of nationwide federal free lunch program has some states scrambling
During the height of the pandemic, the federal government made lunch free to all 50.6 million public school students nationwide. That program expired… -
BPS may close more schools. Parents say it's past time for a detailed plan.
Anxiety mounts as school enrollment continues its multi-year decline -
Mixed MCAS results show pandemic’s lingering impact, state officials say
Teachers union slams ‘wasted’ hours on test prep. -
DESE to require literacy screening in elementary schools statewide
The goal is to identify and help students with reading problems earlier. -
Boston's soon-to-be superintendent says BPS needs to get ‘back to basics’
Mary Skipper wants a strong foundation first, innovation later.
