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City Council committee holding meetings to review annual budget, hear public testimony

Olga Benacerraf April 28, 2021
The recommended budget totals $3.75 billion, an increase of 3.9% over to FY21, which ends June 30.
STROINSKI: The politics of education

STROINSKI: The politics of education

Anna Stroinski December 2, 2016

Whether we like it or not, education is political. Our kids, our teachers, our lunches and our sexual education are all deeply politicized -- that’s obvious. It's not so obvious how to wield that political...

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Ballot Questions 101: Raising cap on charter schools in Mass.

Till Kaeslin October 19, 2016

This is the second in a four-part series exploring the Massachusetts Ballot Questions, which will be voted on this November. Massachusetts Ballot Question 2, if passed, would lift the cap on the...

From left, Annissa Essaibi-George, Michael Flaherty, Ayanna Pressley and Michelle Wu speak during the “Boston At-Large City Council Forum” at the Bolling Municipal Building in Roxbury on Monday night. PHOTO BY JAKE FRIEDLAND/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

At-Large Council candidates focus on education at forum

Carolyn Hoffman October 20, 2015

Candidates for the Boston City Council At-Large positions gathered for a forum Monday in Roxbury to meet with voters and speak about issues including education, affordable housing and public safety. Michael...

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