Ways & Means FY27 Budget: BPS Academics and Outreach on April 17, 2026

Boston City Council Ways and Means Committee · April 17, 2026

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Opening and how to testify

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Chair Ben Webber opened the hearing, explained the FY27 budget review timeline and multiple ways for residents to provide testimony (in-person sign up, email, Zoom, 2-minute videos), and announced two dedicated public testimony listening sessions (Apr. 28 and May 26).

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Boston City Council Ways and Means held a public hearing on April 17, 2026 to review the FY27 Boston Public Schools budget, focusing on inclusion, multilingual learners, special education, curriculum and proposed mergers/closures. BPS leaders outlined program expansions and staffing changes while parents, teachers and students urged restoration of student-facing positions.

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