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.
The Boston School Committee commended Skipper for building a thorough understanding of the state’s largest school district and for beginning to foster a culture of “high expectations.” But some said the district still suffers from longstanding problems.
The Boston School Committee voted last Wednesday (May 24) to approve the merger of Dorchester’s Pauline A. Shaw Elementary School with the Charles H. Taylor Elementary School in Mattapan. The schools are located off Morton Street and sit a three-minute drive apart. The proposal passed by a 6-0 vote, with one member, Rafaela Polanco Garcia, absent. The Shaw-Taylor was one of