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Boston School Committee Meets Artificial Intelligence: 6·10·26 Meeting Recap
Last night’s Boston School Committee meeting covered a wide range of issues, beginning with Superintendent Mary Skipper’s report on the district’s ongoing budget concerns, staffing updates, teacher…
Boston School Committee: 5·6·26 Meeting Recap
Last night’s Boston School Committee meeting was straightforward and relatively mundane, highlights of the evening included conversations about transportation, budgeting, and the district’s effort to…
Boston School Committee: 4·15·26 Meeting Recap
Last night’s School Committee meeting touched on a number of critical issues for BPS, including a vote on a policy amendment to MassCore, an ask for more money to fill a budget gap, an update on…
Boston School Committee: 3·25·26 Meeting Recap
Last night was the first full meeting in a month after a series of budget hearings. The meeting covered three topics; vote on the 2026-2027 budget, update on MassCore and the annual discussion on…
Special Episode: The Boston Globe’s Christopher Huffaker on BPS' Graduation Requirements
Earlier this month, we recorded a special conversation with Boston Globe reporter Christopher Huffaker. Huffaker is a reporter for “The Great Divide” - an investigative arm of the paper that analyzes…
Boston School Committee: 3·4·26 Meeting Recap
On Wednesday evening, the district held a hearing focused on the Central Office budget. In their presentation, district leadership stated that they prioritized "student-facing" investments that…
Boston School Committee: 2·12·26 Meeting Recap
Last night, the district had a two-part meeting, beginning with a Budget Hearing for FY 2027 and then a short School Committee meeting. The budget hearing largely touched on many of the same…
Boston School Committee: 2·04·26 Meeting Recap
Last night kicked off the FY 2027 budget season with an overview and a release of all the budget documents. The district’s preliminary FY27 budget proposal totals $1.71 billion, representing a $74…
Boston School Committee: 1·21·26 Meeting Recap
The Boston Public Schools (BPS) School Committee held its first meeting of 2026 this week, coming at a critical moment for the district with new committee members, the current $53 million budget…
Boston School Committee: 12·17·25 Meeting Recap
At last night’s meeting, many important issues were discussed and decided. These included an important memo about enrollment decline, a school closure vote, and a budget update. Conversations between…
Boston School Committee: 12·3·25 Meeting Recap
Introduction: The meeting opened with an executive session to discuss a tentative agreement with the Boston Association of School Administrators and Supervisors (BASAS), which the Committee will…
Boston School Committee: 11·19·25 Meeting Recap
Last Night at School Committee - November 19th, 2025: Here’s what happened Last Night at the Boston School Committee meeting. Superintendent’s Report: The Superintendent began with updates on…
Boston School Committee: 11·5·25 Meeting Recap
Last night’s Boston School Committee meeting was filled with votes on various topics crucial to the future of the district, including an adjustment to the Exam School Admissions Policy as well the…
Breaking Down the State of the Schools and the Boston School Committee 10·29·25 Meeting
Last night’s Boston School Committee meeting covered declining enrollment, the Superintendent’s contract and an update on transformation schools. Enrollment and Graduation Rates: Member Brandon…
Boston School Committee: 10·8·25 Meeting Recap
At last night’s Boston School Committee meeting, members dove immediately into another discussion about the Exam School Admissions Policy Recommendation, foregoing the usual Superintendent’s Report.…
Boston School Committee: 9·25·25 Meeting Recap
The Boston School Committee held their second meeting of the school year last night, primarily to present a proposal to change the exam school admissions policy. This was the sole report of the…
Boston School Committee: 9·10·25 Meeting Recap
Last Night at School Committee – September 10, 2025 The Boston School Committee met last night for its first meeting of the school year. The meeting covered a wide range of topics, from the…
Understanding MassCore: The Opportunity Myth (Re-Release)
Note: This episode originally aired June 12, 2019. In the final installment of our series about MassCore, Jill Shah interviews Orin Gutlerner about the challenges of scaling rigorous and engaging…
Understanding MassCore: Why Adopt? (Re-Release)
Note: This episode originally aired May 29, 2019. In part 2 of Understanding MassCore, Jill talks with Paul Reville, a key architect and advocate for MassCore, about topics that are key to…
Understanding MassCore: Academic Standards in BPS (Re-Release)
Note: This episode originally aired May 15, 2019 In the spirit of enrichment and connectivity, we offer this three part series on the topic of MassCore. Part 1 looks at the context of graduation…
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