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Schools closures are hard. But Wu and Skipper’s plan will make BPS a better district.
Simply by virtue of putting more kids in fully enrolled schools with a broader range of programming, the closures and reconfigurations should have a beneficial impact.
Boston school closure plan to affect thousands of students
Closures, mergers, programs discontinued in some places and adjusted in others. Boston’s latest school consolidation plan may seem like a mishmash -- but it’s actually the first, Mayor Michelle Wu said,
BPS officials to recommend closing four schools, including Excel High in South Boston
BPS leaders are implementing a long-term plan to consolidate some of Boston's many schools. The post BPS officials to recommend closing four schools, including Excel High in South Boston appeared first on Boston.
Boston Public Schools recommends multiple school closures, mergers
The closures, part of the district’s ongoing Long-Term Facilities Plan, would take place at the end of the 2025-26 school year.
Boston plans to close four schools under proposal by city officials
BOSTON – City officials in Boston are planning to close four schools in the coming years. Mayor Michelle Wu said the city plans to close Dever Elementary School, Excel High School, Mary Lyon Pilot High School,
Three Boston schools may close the end of next school year
Boston Public Schools is considering closing three schools and merging two others at the end of the next school year, officials announced Tuesday. Under the proposal, which has not yet been approved by the School Committee,
Boston Public Schools superintendent announces plans to close Excel High School
In a statement issued Monday evening, Superintendent Mary Skipper said the closure of Excel High School would be part of the Boston School Committee's Long-Term Facilities Plan.
Boston Public Schools proposes school closures and mergers by end of next school year
Superintendent Mary Skipper during an October 2022 retreat at the headquarters of Boston Public Schools in the Boiling Building. This was the first in-person School Committee gathering since the start of the pandemic.
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