Wu announced new and growing hub schools, expanding programs and celebrated achievements across Boston Public Schools while also defending the district's efforts amid recent criticism.

The proposed ban, on which the School Committee will vote in January, would also apply to laptops, tablets, smartwatches and smart glasses, requiring students to lock up non-school-issued devices for the whole school day.

More than six years after the COVID-19 pandemic, Massachusetts students continue to lag behind pre-pandemic levels in both English language arts and math, and chronic absenteeism rates remain high.

On the minds of many are questions about the use of AI in the classroom as well as the perennial issue of on-time bus arrivals.

The new statewide poll points to a consistent pattern of inequity around school safety, bullying, mental health, discrimination and regular attendance.

Massachusetts school districts would have until fall 2027 to get their curriculum into alignment, and roughly two years for yet-to-be-formed councils to draw up new end-of-year assessments.

Immigration enforcement over the past year appears to be a big factor in the fact that statewide, school enrollment fell by more than 14,000 in the year ending in October 2025.

On May 5, voters decide whether to add hundreds of millions of dollars to their property taxes to help fund a new high school.

The old admissions system was systematically leaving out students of color, disabled students, low-income students and English language learners. But the new system leaves it mostly up to chance.