Mayor Michelle Wu will give a “State of the Schools” tackle on Oct. 28, Boston’s first such speech detailing progress and plans for BPS, metropolis officers introduced Thursday.
“The country’s oldest public school system should be the best, and our city has the resources and vision to make it happen,” Wu stated within the announcement. “I look forward to delivering this first ever State of the Schools address to showcase the work of our school communities and invite our entire city in pushing forward progress for our young people and families.”
The tackle will start at 7 p.m. on Oct. 28 on the recently-built Josiah Quincy Higher College facility in Chinatown, the town stated.
Town’s announcement said that “in a moment when public education is under attack, Mayor Wu will celebrate Boston’s educators and lay out a shared agenda to make BPS the first choice for Boston families.”
The announcement comes simply over two weeks after the discharge of BPS’s MCAS and state accountability targets outcomes, which confirmed some beneficial properties however college students persevering with to lag behind pre-pandemic tutorial scores and what officers known as “sobering” challenges forward.
The analysis group Boston Coverage Institute management known as the speech “exactly what Boston and BPS need, especially in light of mounting evidence that BPS is not recovering from COVID-era learning loss, let alone reversing the pre-COVID decline in academic performance.” The group cited the MCAS information, together with their March 2025 report “Beyond Small Fixes” discovering an absence of improved tutorial outcomes after the 2020-2025 state intervention in BPS.
The mayor’s launch stated underneath the present management BPS “is setting ambitious goals, with high academic expectations and high-quality supports for every student.”
“Across our school communities, we are dedicated to ensuring that every student has the support and resources needed to reach their full potential in learning environments that uplift students and gives them a sense of purpose,” stated Superintendent Mary Skipper. “The State of the Schools is an exciting opportunity to honor this collective commitment and reaffirm our shared belief that every child in Boston deserves a world-class education.”
The speech is scheduled to stream on boston.gov.
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