Parents Express Frustration as Boston Mulls Changes to School Choice, Transportation
City Council's Education Committee held three days of hearings on student assignment, transportation, and school quality. The next round of public meetings start June 24.
The Boston City Council's Education Committee recently held three days of intense hearings allowing parents and students to testify about their public school experiences. The hearings, held May 22-24, were chaired by At-Large City Councilor John Connolly, and no Boston Public Schools department officials testified during the three days, but many were in attendance, working in conjunction with the Council. "BPS came to listen and that’s what I wanted and I asked from them. Come and listen to the parent experiences," said Connolly. Superintendent Carol Johnson was present on the first day of hearings, while assistant superintendents and other administration staff attended all three days. Parents testimony ranged the gamut from frustration …
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