Jessica Tang

Mayor Marty Walsh announces new “Get The Test Boston” pledge to encourage Boston residents to get a coronavirus test.

After the district went fully remote last week due to a rise in coronavirus cases, the superintendent of Boston Public Schools is working to get students with the highest needs back in the classroom.

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…

Superintendent of Boston Public Schools Brenda Cassellius said some high-needs students could be heading back to class as soon as tomorrow after the district went fully remote over coronavirus concerns.

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...

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.

According to a new analysis, more than two dozen schools in Boston with low standardized tests are at risk of being declared “underperforming.”