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Council advances multiple education hearings and requests independent audit of BPS finances
Summary
Councilors filed and referred multiple hearing orders on Boston Public Schools, including MSBA repair appropriations, MassCore graduation requirements, student outcomes and a proposed full independent audit of BPS finances and operations; an emergency hearing was filed on chronic school‑bus delays and special‑education transport failures.
Multiple education items dominated the council’s agenda on Feb. 11 as members filed hearing orders and advanced first‑reading appropriations tied to state approvals.
Councilor Weber, Ways & Means chair, reported on MSBA Accelerated Repair Program submissions and the need to appropriate funds within the MSBA’s 90‑day window. Dockets 0128 and 0129 — totaling $9.5 million for window, door and roof replacements at several BPS schools — were read and received the…
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