Mayor Michelle Wu took a bold step lasts week, leaning into her commitment to drive improvement in Boston Public Schools (BPS) on a very public stage. As part of her inaugural State of the Schools address, the mayor announced the launch of Wicked Math, a major expansion of advanced math opportunities for BPS students.
Legislation targeting what advocates call a “humanitarian crisis” in Massachusetts prisons would enhance educational opportunities, mental health services, and other standards across the system, advocates say.
A recent visit to Dorchester, UK doesn’t- at first blush— reveal many commonalities between Dorchester, Mass. and its namesake. One is a bustling, modern neighborhood in a former British colony; the other is a pastoral market town and the county seat of Dorset, just seven miles from the English Channel.
The Central Boston Elder Services’ Care Unites Us Gala at the Westin Copley Place celebrated caregivers, the people who make aging at home possible.
Four Boston city councillors last Wednesday endorsed a rent control measure that supporters hope to get on the 2026 Massachusetts ballot.
A developer who wants to build a 24-unit condominium building on a Granite Avenue site adjacent to Cedar Grove Cemetery offered updates on his plans during a city-organized virtual meeting on Oct. 20 that involved discussion about the traffic situation at Hill Top Street’s intersection with Granite Avenue just north of the bridge over the Neponset.
City Council President Ruthzee Louijeuene won re-election handily Tuesday, finishing far out in front in a field of eight candidates. But she said she’s not celebrating — she’s getting back to work.
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