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Boston city councilors speaking at the Jackson Mann Community Center hearing on Tuesday. Allston-Brighton residents voiced their frustration over the lack of community resources from the city despite the neighborhood being the second-largest in Boston. PHOTO BY NATHAN METCALF

Residents express anger, hope at Jackson Mann Community Center City Council hearing

Nathan Metcalf November 6, 2024
The City Council Committee on Strong Women, Families and Communities held a hearing Tuesday to discuss the future of Boston Centers for Youth and Families’ services in Allston-Brighton.
A ballot drop box outside of the Boston Public Library entrance on Boylston Street. There are five questions on the Massachusetts ballot for residents to vote on in addition to the presidential election. RACHEL FEINSTEIN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

How did Massachusetts voters decide on ballot questions?

Mara Mellits November 5, 2024
Along with deciding the next president, Massachusetts voters will also decide on five key ballot questions on Tuesday.
A mural on the side of the Jackson Mann school in Allston. The Boston Center for Youth and Families will resume services at the Jackson Mann Community Center amidst a delay in building a new Allston-Brighton community center. ZACH SCHWARTZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Boston delays new Allston-Brighton community center, resumes services at Jackson Mann site

Nathan Metcalf October 16, 2024
In spring, the City of Boston promised Allston-Brighton a new community center to replace the aging Jackson Mann Community Center building by the fall, but the project has not materialized.
People enter the Boston Public Schools headquarters in the Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Building in Roxbury. During the BPS Committee meeting on Wednesday, council members discussed improvements for school bus transportation, recent achievements of the Boston Arts Academy students and the opening of the new Josiah Quincy Upper School building. SEAN YOUNG/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

BPS committee discusses ‘disparities’ in 2024 state assessment results

Julia Hendler October 14, 2024
The Boston Public School Committee discussed the 2024 State Assessment and Accountability Results from the BPS Office of Data and Accountability during its Wednesday meeting.
Boston City Hall. Boston City Council addressed complaints over Boston Public School bus delays on the first day of school during the city council meeting on Wednesday. SYDNEY ROTH/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER.

City Council addresses BPS first day transportation delays

Lauren Albano September 11, 2024
Boston City Council addressed parental concerns after Boston Public School buses arrived late, or not at all, to transport students on the first day of school during its Wednesday council meeting.
Boston City Hall. Boston City Council filed a hearing order to audit the implementation of restorative justice practices in Boston Public Schools, as well as an order to audit the city’s procurement process for contracts in a meeting on Wednesday. SYDNEY ROTH/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

City Council discusses hearing orders on restorative justice initiatives for BPS, equity in procurement process

George Lehman March 21, 2024
Boston City Council filed a hearing order to audit the implementation of restorative justice practices in Boston Public Schools amid rising violence, along with an order to audit the city’s procurement process for contractors during its Wednesday meeting.
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StuGov calls for more safety on campus after Michael Knowles forum

Anna Vidergar April 26, 2022
In a resolution that passed Monday night, StuGov denounced Knowles' rhetoric, frustrated that BU allowed him on campus.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

EDITORIAL: Boston exam schools’ zip code quota will aid equitable education, and with support from sports franchises, a shift in social justice continues

Editors April 12, 2021
The zip code quota and the sports teams’ support of it aren't revolutionary, but they make a difference.
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker discussed COVID-19, the economy, racial injustice and other issues during his annual State of the Commonwealth speech Tuesday. THALIA LAUZON/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Baker delivers virtual State of the Commonwealth address

Isabella Abraham January 27, 2021
From his office at the State House, Baker began the speech by acknowledging the damage of, and lives lost to, COVID-19 — what he called “the worst public health crisis of the last 100 years.”
Dearborn STEM Academy. Boston Mayor Marty Walsh said Tuesday that Boston Public Schools students will likely not return to in-person instruction until 2021. FELIX PHILLIPS/ DFP FILE

Boston public schools unlikely to fully reopen before new year

Daniel Kool December 4, 2020
Mayor Marty Walsh said he hopes to present a reopening plan within the next two weeks - nearly nine months since schools first closed due to the pandemic.
Jun LI/DFP STAFF

EDITORIAL: Elected officials must appreciate their community, not disrespect it

Editors October 23, 2020
Boston is a city rich with diverse backgrounds and culture. It deserves to be served by those who appreciate these attributes instead of diminishing them down to a joke.
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
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