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Boston City Hall. Boston Mayor Marty Walsh will leave office if he is confirmed as Labor Secretary, opening the door for a change in Boston leadership after a history of white, male mayors. CAROLYN KOMATSOULIS/ DFP FILE

BU professors reflect on Boston mayors as powerful leaders, look forward to change

Rachel Do January 28, 2021
Mayor Marty Walsh’s nomination as Secretary of Labor for the Biden administration marks a new mayoral race for Boston — one that could quickly become historic. The dawn of a new era in Boston government marks an opportunity to reflect on the city’s largely white history, and the power and influence a Boston mayor uniquely possesses.
EDITORIAL: The primary factor in Boston’s educational disparity is funding

EDITORIAL: The primary factor in Boston’s educational disparity is funding

Editors September 15, 2020
Funding is crucial for student and teacher access to resources and materials, without which the education system is not productive and continues to divide students along socioeconomic lines
Empowerment League and Voices host their first Empower Hour Monday night at the George Sherman Union to discuss healthcare and human rights. PHOTO COURTESY HAILEY BRANCHFORD

Empower Hour series ignites discussion on human rights, health care

Diana Leane October 4, 2017

In light of the recent non-renewal of the Children’s Health Insurance Program and failed attempts to repeal the Affordable Care Act that would leave up to 32 million more Americans uninsured, three...

BPS strive for more school choice, equity

Daily Free Press Admin February 28, 2013

The Boston Public School Committee met Wednesday to hear public comment on a school assignment plan that would increase and diversify the number of Boston schools to which parents have the choice to...

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