Systemic Improvement Plan News Today

As enrollment drops and elderly facilities wear down, the long-awaited, 80-page loose plan for BPS's facilities released publicly Wednesday cast doubt on the future of dozens of school buildings -- though Superintendent Mary Skipper reassured school leaders early reports stating half of facilities could close were not correct.

The BPS team is on the "final mile" of plotting out how to address decades of neglect and disinvestment in school facilities, district officials announced last week.

After a tumultuous year, Boston Public Schools is on track to meet the requirements of a plan to avoid a state takeover of the district, Mayor Michelle Wu told the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education at a Tuesday morning meeting.

An independent report from the national Council of Great City Schools (CGCS) on safety in the Boston Public Schools (BPS) recommended forming a committee of stakeholders to discuss restoring school police. The report also suggested finalizing a long-awaited memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Boston Police Department (BPD) regarding how schools will be secured absent a

Mayor Wu agreed to the improvement plan in June, averting state receivership and an “underperforming” label. Read more at Boston.com.

Boston Public Schools and the Boston Teachers Union reached a tentative agreement Thursday during a national conference in Boston.

Boston's new superintendent of schools, Mary Skipper, and Mayor Michelle Wu are expected to speak about the future of the district Thursday morning.

State and Boston officials reached agreement Monday on an improvement plan for the Boston Public Schools, foreclosing a vote planned for Tuesday that would have cleared the way for additional state oversight.

Weeks after the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education said Boston Public Schools were struggling to operate, the district has reached...

Boston Public Schools reached an agreement with Massachusetts education officials on a plan to improve longstanding issues in the district.