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Batson is just the latest in her generation of Black Boston activists to be honored by a BPS school. The district’s McKinley schools were rededicated to Mel King last year.
The talks are starting up as Boston Public Schools prepares to slash hundreds of positions and close dozens of classrooms in an effort to balance next year’s budget.
This academic neglect puts a huge burden on parents, forcing them to take on what can amount to full-time jobs as advocates for their children, pouring money and time into fights with school districts to get the instruction they need, and often hiring expensive outside help, including lawyers.
Boston Public Schools Superintendent Mary Skipper assured school leaders that the district won't close half its buildings.
After years of dismally low reading scores, the state’s largest school system is making a dramatic shift toward “structured literacy," instruction that draws on a body of research.