Mayor Michelle Wu pledges again to make Boston Public Schools the nation’s best
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Mayor Michelle Wu doubled down on her pledge to make Boston’s schools the best in the nation Monday night during her second annual State of the Schools address. That ambitious goal was first introduced at the inaugural speech last year, which included a call for partnership from the city’s business, philanthropic, and civic groups. For the second address, she chose the University of Massachusetts Boston campus, underlying those efforts to harness all the city’s energies on behalf of children. The speech came days after the school leaders proposed a sweeping ban on cellphones other electric devices brought from home, which would bar students from accessing cellphones, personal laptops, smartwatches, and more during the school day. The ban needs approval from the mayor-appointed school board and wouldn’t begin until 2027. As mayor, Wu is responsible for the education of nearly 50,000 students. In her nearly five years in office, Wu has brought stability to a system that previously had five superintendents in seven years, launched a plan to consolidate schools as enrollment declined, and rolled out more advanced coursework options.
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