Post by Logan on Jan 20, 2016 3:09:33 GMT -6
Mayor Martin J. Walsh vigorously defended his commitment to Boston’s public schools Tuesday night and urged education advocates to soften the often divisive rhetoric that pits families of traditional students against those who attend charter schools.
Speaking to an audience of 2,500 at Symphony Hall, Walsh devoted much of his annual State of the City address to education even as parents braved frigid temperatures outside to protest what they contend have been repeated cuts to individual schools. Inside, the mayor recognized hundreds of students he invited to the speech to underscore what he described as his administration’s accomplishments in the classroom.
“When it comes to our schools, they deserve to know that their mayor stands behind them,” Walsh said, adding, “I want you and everyone to know: The Boston Public Schools are my priority.”
Making Boston a national model for excellence in urban education, Walsh said, will require a unified effort. But the mayor said the current “conversation around our schools concerns me.”
Continued at www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2016/01/19/mayor-martin-walsh-set-deliver-state-city-speech-tonight/UpyqBIdyBKh83iigNZFoVO/story.html .
Speaking to an audience of 2,500 at Symphony Hall, Walsh devoted much of his annual State of the City address to education even as parents braved frigid temperatures outside to protest what they contend have been repeated cuts to individual schools. Inside, the mayor recognized hundreds of students he invited to the speech to underscore what he described as his administration’s accomplishments in the classroom.
“When it comes to our schools, they deserve to know that their mayor stands behind them,” Walsh said, adding, “I want you and everyone to know: The Boston Public Schools are my priority.”
Making Boston a national model for excellence in urban education, Walsh said, will require a unified effort. But the mayor said the current “conversation around our schools concerns me.”
Continued at www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2016/01/19/mayor-martin-walsh-set-deliver-state-city-speech-tonight/UpyqBIdyBKh83iigNZFoVO/story.html .