Boston Mayor Michelle Wu has laid out ambitious goals for the oldest public school district in the country. In Boston’s first-ever “State of the Schools” address, Wu talked about the progress and the challenges the school system faces.
The mayor also announced a new program aimed at helping working parents. Wu said 17% of Boston Public Schools don’t have before and after care programs—and her goal is to expand those. That was one part of her hour-long speech that focused on the accomplishments—and also the work that needs to be done in BPS.
At the Josiah Quincy Upper School in Chinatown Tuesday night, Mayor Wu said the district has had the best start to the school year on record this fall. More buses arrived on time this September and October than ever before. There have been more school building projects in four years than Boston has had in the last 40 years. The mayor also announced the city is working with several community organizations to launch new before-and-after school programs at 20 community hub schools, to guarantee every school offers these programs…