How should Boston Public Schools spend $400 million in federal funds? The district launched a commission to figure it out
By Felicia Gans Globe Staff,Updated May 3, 2021, 4:11 p.m.
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Parents brought students to the side entrance of the Roger Clap Elementary School in Dorchester in April.David L. Ryan/Globe Staff
A newly launched commission will help Boston Public Schools allocate nearly $400 million in federal pandemic relief funds, coming in part from the American Rescue Plan.
The commission, announced by the district on April 27, is made up of more than two dozen education and community leaders, including Roxbury Community College president Valerie Roberson and Boston Teachers Union President Jessica Tang. It plans to host five virtual meetings between mid-May and early July to discuss âkey focus areas for these new investments,â according to the district.
Boston student School Committee member resigns, saying district tried to silence his voice
By Naomi Martin Globe Staff,Updated March 5, 2021, 7:06 p.m.
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A high school senior resigned as the Boston School Committeeâs student representative Thursday, saying administrators had silenced studentsâ voices
and that he had deep concerns about a nonprofit group that oversees the district-wide student council.
Khymani James, 17, a senior at Boston Latin Academy, said he stepped down after concluding that the districtâs leaders, including administrators, staffers, and school board members, were âracist and adultistâ in overlooking concerns by him and his fellow students, most of whom are Black and Latino. Another dozen students with similar complaints resigned from the Boston Student Advisory Council, a district-wide student government board, James said.
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