Boston Public School officials say they've installed roughly 3,800 window AC units at nearly 80 schools over the last two years as part of a $7 million project to keep schools cool during the hotter months.
The rally also encompassed several other issues, including a lack of support from BPS to help educators of color do their jobs and concern that BPS appears to be backing away from a commitment to close achievement and opportunity gaps among students of different backgrounds.
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In some Boston schools, in-person education will resemble remote learning
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Thousands of students in Boston have been stuck at home for nearly a year, dreaming of the day they can go back into school and leave their laptop screens behind. But when they finally return to classrooms over the next two months, many will find no escape from online learning.
To serve both students in the classroom and those at home without hiring extra staff,
hundreds of teachers in Boston Public Schools will instruct both groups simultaneously, with everyone logging onto Zoom or Google Classroom â whether they are miles away or 10 feet from their teacher.