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Thousands of students in the Boston Public School district returned to classrooms, Thursday, as the city ramps up the number of children receiving in-person learning. The wave of high-needs students who returned to school buildings Thursday is part of the city’s phased plan to return to in-person learning. The phase was initially slated to begin Monday, but the launch...

Hundreds of students with the highest needs can return to their classrooms as four Boston schools reopen Monday. Boston Public Schools and the Boston Teachers Union reached an agreement on ways to keep students and teachers safe with in-person learning Sunday night. The four schools reopening Monday are the Carter School, Horace Mann School for the Deaf and Hard of…

The superintendent of Boston Public Schools is working to get students with the highest needs back in the classroom, a move that would come after the district went fully remote last week due to coronavirus safety concerns. Superintendent Brenda Cassellius said during a city council hearing Wednesday the district is implementing additional safety measures — including large capacity rooms and…

A judge on Wednesday denied the Boston Teachers Union’s request for an order that would allow teachers at Boston Public Schools to work from home if they want to amid high levels of coronavirus transmission. After a hearing held over Zoom, Suffolk Superior Court Judge Robert Gordon found that it was in the public’s interest to get teachers and...

Dozens of Boston teachers and parents held a rally at Dorchester Park Saturday afternoon to call for safer centers of learning amid the rising coronavirus cases in the city. “We would like a safe place for our highest need students to be with appropriate ventilation,” said Liz Everson, a special education teacher. One suggestion among the group of ralliers Saturday…

The Boston Teachers Union is filing an injunction to halt in-person learning at Boston Public Schools on Friday due to coronavirus concerns. But Mayor Marty Walsh continues to argue that the schools should remain open for high-needs students. Boston delayed plans to reopen schools in the city because the coronavirus positivity rate hit 4%, Walsh announced Wednesday. But the 1,300…

Citing rising cases of COVID-19, the Boston Teachers Union announced Thursday that it is seeking an injunction to stop in-person learning at Boston Public Schools. The union, which held an emergency town hall Wednesday night, said in a statement that it was headed to court for the injunction, an order to stop doing something, because Boston Public Schools and the…

Dozens of Catholic schools in Massachusetts are set to start in-person learning with added safety precautions in place like desk shields, hand sanitizer and separated schools supplies. Parents say they are looking forward to it despite some criticism against the decision. “I feel like it’s the beginning of going back to normal,” said Michelle Payne, of Beverly, who is...

Teachers demanding action from Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker to safely reopen schools rallied at the state house and across the Commonwealth Wednesday. Organized by their unions, they called on Baker to “take action in support of safe and healthy public schools and colleges,” in a push for adequate HVAC systems and rapid coronavirus testing for K-12 schools. “We don’t...

Bathrooms in Boston public schools are often unsanitary, “gross” and lack basics like toilet paper and hot water, according to a review by The Boston Globe. Leaks and the stench of urine are prevalent, according to members of the school community. Feces and sanitary pads can be seen strewn on the floor. Of 111 Boston Public School buildings surveyed by…

Warm fall days are heating up school classrooms that don’t have access to air conditioning. The Boston Herald reports that students and teachers in some schools have been sweltering in the face of unseasonable warm temperatures.

The Boston Public School District has selected its new superintendent. In a 5-2 vote, the district says the Boston School Committee chose Dr. Brenda Cassellius to be its new leader. Cassellius is a former education commissioner in Minnesota. She enacted comprehensive reform to the education system there and “oversaw historically high grad rates with a focus on equity,” Boston Public...

Boston Public Schools Superintendent Tommy Chang is stepping down, he announced Friday afternoon.

Officials with Boston Public Schools are reportedly considering a proposal to eliminate middle schools.

Parents of Boston students gathered Wednesday to make their voices heard on changes to the school day.

Parents of Boston students gathered Wednesday to make their voices heard on changes to the school day.