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Council presses Boston Public Schools for transparency on English learners, special education and homelessness funding
Summary
Councilors previewed multiple education hearings and debated a resolution on rising graduation rates; committee chairs said more oversight is needed after testimony that Title I and multilingual funds went unspent and that BPS faces proposed staff reductions.
Councilors used the March 17 meeting to flag several education issues and to file hearing orders that will expand oversight of Boston Public Schools (BPS) spending and student services.
Councilor Mejia, chair of the Education Committee, summarized committee hearings on transparency and service provision for English learners and a separate audit of special-education spending. Witnesses and advocates told the committee that some Title I funds for English-language services had not been spent (testimony cited more than $1,000,000) and warned of planned reductions in bilingual staffing. Councilors said thousands of multilingual learners remain in English-only settings…
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