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Revere panel weighs ending middle‑school lottery to curb rising busing costs
Summary
Members of the Revere Public Schools Ways and Means subcommittee discussed proposals to replace the middle‑school lottery with neighborhood assignments and to change the district busing radius, aiming to reduce steep transportation costs borne by the city.
The Revere Public Schools Ways and Means subcommittee discussed on the district’s rising transportation costs and whether replacing the middle‑school lottery with neighborhood assignments could reduce the bill the city pays for student busing.
The discussion focused on two levers staff and committee members said would alter busing costs: eliminating the middle‑school lottery so students attend neighborhood schools, and changing the district’s busing distance (the current 1‑mile middle‑school limit versus a 2‑mile threshold used for high school). Subcommittee Chair John Kingston said he would “like to see the lottery go away” to reduce transportation expenses and the number of parent trips across town.
Staff told the committee that 527 fifth…
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