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Parents and nonprofit partners urge council to protect bilingual and parent-mentor programs in BPS budget
Summary
During the Nov. 17 hearing parents, parent mentors and nonprofit partners widely testified in favor of expanding bilingual education and preserving the Saint Stephen’s parent-mentor program, saying those services are vital to student outcomes and family engagement.
Scores of parents, parent mentors and nonprofit representatives used the Nov. 17 Ways and Means hearing to press Boston Public Schools and the City Council to sustain and expand bilingual education and the parent-mentor program run in partnership with Saint Stephen’s.
"This program has opened new doors... It turns fear into confidence," said parent mentor Josie Clervaux, describing…
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