The changes to the communication and literacy skills tests could also yield another significant benefit, potentially reducing the racial and ethnic disparities in pass rates on the exams, which often keep Black and Latino educators out of public school classrooms.
BPS scales back plans for immediate sweeping changes, closes bostonglobe.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bostonglobe.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Boston Teachers Union President Jessica Tang was unanimously elected to take over as president of Massachusetts's American Federation of Teachers chapter over the weekend, the statewide union announced in a release, making her the first person of color to hold the role.
The end of the ESSER program, along with large and costly district priorities, make this an uncommonly complicated and painful budget. The Boston School Committee voted 5-2 Wednesday evening to advance the budget.