Battenfeld: Michelle Wu has earned a challenger, but is Josh Kraft the one?
At first glance, Wu has almost a perfect foil in Kraft, 57, a rich trust fund kid, a white carpetbagger from tony Chestnut ...
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As she gears up for reelection, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu wades back into painful politics of school closures
Familiar criticism greeted Wu and Superintendent Mary Skipper after they announced Tuesday that they would seek to close Excel High School in South Boston, Dever Elementary School in Dorchester ...
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Activists push back on BPS closings
News the city is planning to shutter four Boston Public Schools buildings next year was met with frustration last week as ...
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Boston plans to close four schools under proposal by city officials
Skipper and Mayor Michelle Wu are expected to reveal more details about the plan Tuesday morning. Under the plan, Excel High School would close after the 2025-2026 school year. Skipper said it is ...
Josh Kraft, son of Patriots owner Robert Kraft, to run against Boston Mayor Michelle Wu
Josh Kraft, the son of New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, is running against Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, WBZ-TV has ...
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School closures are hard. But Wu and Skipper’s plan will make BPS a better district.
Mayor Michelle Wu and school superintendent Mary Skipper ... “This isn’t about seats, it’s about students.” Excel High School, which enrolled 387 students in 2024, and Mary Lyon Pilot ...
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Wu announces Access to Counsel Pilot Program to combat housing displacement
Mayor Michelle Wu announced a new pilot program ... especially for children who need stability to succeed in school,” Wu said in the release. “This program is about helping families get ...