As she gears up for reelection, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu wades back into painful politics of school closures
News that the city plans to close three schools and consolidate two more comes as Wu seeks a second term as mayor.
Boston authorities rejected all 15 immigration detainer requests ICE made in 2024, new report says
Boston law enforcement revealed they have denied all of ICE's requests to detain the city's immigrants that have probable cause to be removed from the country.
BPS officials to recommend closing multiple schools, including Excel High in South Boston
Excel High School, a smaller school housed within the former South Boston High School building, had only 387 students last ...
Boston school closure plan to affect thousands of students
Closures, mergers, programs discontinued in some places and adjusted in others. Boston’s latest school consolidation plan may ...
Boston monitoring safety at large public events in wake of New Orleans attack, mayor says
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu said the city is prepared to keep its residents safe at large events, in the wake of a deadly attack ...
Ex-BPD sergeant fired after leading anti-vax protests sues Boston, mayor for wrongful termination
An ex-Boston Police sergeant fired after leading anti-vaccine protests, including outside the mayor’s home, is suing the city ...
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Boston Public Schools proposes school closures and mergers by end of next school year
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and Superintendent Mary Skipper officially announced on Tuesday that they plan to close three ...
Schools closures are hard. But Wu and Skipper’s plan will make BPS a better district.
Simply by virtue of putting more kids in fully enrolled schools with a broader range of programming, the closures and ...
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Trump-connected group bashes Maura Healey, Michelle Wu for creating sanctuaries in Massachusetts
A Trump-connected group has warned Gov. Maura Healey and Mayor Michelle Wu that it has identified the Bay State and Boston as ...
Boston Public Schools recommends multiple school closures, mergers
The closures, part of the district’s ongoing Long-Term Facilities Plan, would take place at the end of the 2025-26 school ...
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OTR: Mayor Wu says she'll run for reelection; Who might challenge her?
HOW WOULD HE REMEMBER? WELL, 2025 WILL BE A BIG YEAR FOR BOSTON MAYOR MICHELLE WU. SHE’LL WELCOME A BABY DAUGHTER NEXT MONTH AND LAUNCH HER REELECTION CAMPAIGN AS WELL. 2024 BROUGHT SOME HARD ...
Plan to close Boston schools to affect thousands of students
Closures, mergers, programs discontinued in some places and adjusted in others. Boston’s latest school consolidation plan may ...