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deputy chief of policy with Mayor Michelle Wu

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Boston Public Schools hits an all-time high graduation rate The biggest year-over-year gains for were made by multilingual learners, whose graduation rate increased by 5%.

Highest recorded graduation rate for BPS since the state started publishing data in 2006. @bostonschools.boston.gov @mayorwu.boston.gov

www.wgbh.org/news/educati...

09.03.2026 23:30 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Pleased to see an entire category dedicated to Boston on Jeopardy! tonight. Kudos to the contestant who answered β€œBoston Common” correctly, and I can only hope that the judges would not have accepted a plural version.

24.02.2026 00:48 πŸ‘ 33 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
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Potential $700 million Madison Park school rebuild wins support from state funding agency - The Boston Globe Boston is likely to get hundreds of millions of dollars from the state for what could be the most expensive school project in Massachusetts history.

Big news for Boston, BPS, & our future:

Madison Park selected by the state school construction funding program to rebuild a state-of-the-art vocational education campus!

13.12.2025 18:13 πŸ‘ 80 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 3
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Potential $700 million Madison Park school rebuild wins support from state funding agency - The Boston Globe Boston is likely to get hundreds of millions of dollars from the state for what could be the most expensive school project in Massachusetts history.

This has been a top priority for @mayorwu.boston.gov for nearly a decade, and it’s hugely gratifying to know Madison Park is getting the investment it has long deserved. It’s a big win for Boston kids.

www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/12/m...

14.12.2025 00:40 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Shutdown Is Over. For Many SNAP Recipients, the Scars Remain.

This is a harrowing picture of the psychological impacts of food insecurity & hunger. It’s shameful that the SNAP cuts made millions of Americans feel like this.

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/u...

14.11.2025 13:53 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

NEW: @propublica.org investigated the Chicago apartment raid where kids were zip-tied and citizens detained for hours. They find:

- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.

13.11.2025 14:08 πŸ‘ 14158 πŸ” 6886 πŸ’¬ 365 πŸ“Œ 370
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Opinionβ€” Improving Boston’s schools requires that community members "do the math" - Dorchester Reporter Mayor Michelle Wu took a bold step lasts week, leaning into her commitment to drive improvement in Boston Public Schools (BPS) on a very public stage. As part of her inaugural State of the Schools add...

"Mayor Wu @mayorwu.boston.gov deserves recognition for elevating math access as both an education equity and economic priority"

www.dotnews.com/2025/improvi...

12.11.2025 19:03 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Very unexpectedly moved by the crowd at Mikie Sherrill's victory party chanting The New Colossus in unison

Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free

05.11.2025 03:16 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Wu: #Boston and the Boston Foundation starting a fund to help 140,000 Bostonians who get SNAP benefits to afford food. Starting with $1 million in seed funding. BPS, BHA will be alerting people how to get aid, 311 operators trained on resources.

boston.gov/snap

31.10.2025 15:52 πŸ‘ 63 πŸ” 38 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
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Cutting the ribbon at the renovated PJK!

27.10.2025 16:55 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
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A tiny device is identifying invisible health hazards in Boston schools - The Boston Globe Boston Public Schools is using a nation-leading network of air quality sensors to improve classroom air.

β€œThey’ve set a model for how it should be done going forward,” said Joseph Allen, director of the Healthy Buildings program at @hsph.harvard.edu

@bostonschools.boston.gov

www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/26/s...

26.10.2025 18:34 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Trump Administration Can and Should Take Available Steps to Ensure SNAP Participants Get November Food Benefits Nearly two-thirds of the funds needed for a full month of benefits are available in SNAP’s contingency fund and must be used when regular funding for SNAP runs short. The Administration must release t...

Families shouldn’t have to worry about missing food benefits because of the shutdown. The Administration has both the funds and authority to ensure November #SNAP benefits go out on time. www.cbpp.org/blog/the-tru...

24.10.2025 18:23 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

BOSTON!!!

01.10.2025 01:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is the only way in which I miss Twitter πŸ₯²

01.10.2025 01:04 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

BOSTON

27.09.2025 02:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Incredible day celebrating the opening of the new @bostonschools.boston.gov Carter Schoolβ€”an international model of what it looks like to design with and for our kids with complex disabilities & medical needs.

26.09.2025 18:56 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Can Progressive Mayors Redeem the Democratic Party? Zohran Mamdani isn’t the only candidate challenging the status quoβ€”and having fun doing it.

@billmckibben.bsky.social on three progressive candidates who are paving a new way forward for the Democratic Party.

23.09.2025 20:16 πŸ‘ 334 πŸ” 78 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 5

2 million adults in Massachusetts experience hunger every year, but luckily they won’t realize it if they don’t read it in a USDA-ERS report

20.09.2025 18:38 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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12.09.2025 12:53 πŸ‘ 193 πŸ” 31 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 8
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Good morning Boston

12.09.2025 13:27 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2

Boston

12.09.2025 03:11 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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In largest lease deal of year, Boston passes GO, collects 700 jobs with Hasbro - The Boston Globe Hasbro's move to the Seaport is a big win for the beleaguered Boston office market.

β€œBoston is winning”

www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/09/b...

09.09.2025 15:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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It’s time to vote and show the world: Boston is not for sale, and we’ll keep fighting for our families and our future.

09.09.2025 12:00 πŸ‘ 144 πŸ” 41 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
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May we all go through our days with the confidence of the kids at the Trotter Elementary School ✨

@bostonschools.boston.gov

04.09.2025 19:30 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This Democrat Proves You Can Be Principled, Effectiveβ€”and Popular Zohran Mamdani has pointed to Boston Mayor Michelle Wu as a model. There are many good reasons why.

In one of the debates in New York mayor's race, Mamdani (and Lander) both praised Boston Mayor Michelle Wu. She has been one of the most passionate voices defending cities and urban life as Trump trashes them. And she's stayed popular in way Brandon Johnson has not. newrepublic.com/article/1997...

29.08.2025 12:22 πŸ‘ 765 πŸ” 113 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 8
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Want to fix our broken democracy? Have a block party - The Boston Globe Community ties are an important foundation for civic engagement and action at a moment when much is at stake.

Worth a re-read:

www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2019...

22.08.2025 13:04 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Last week, Boston received a letter from AG Bondi threatening to prosecute officials and withhold funds unless we cooperate with carrying out mass deportations.

The US Attorney General asked for a response by today, so here it is: stop attacking our cities to hide your administration’s failures.

19.08.2025 14:01 πŸ‘ 21726 πŸ” 6376 πŸ’¬ 751 πŸ“Œ 796
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Commonwealth Kitchen cooking up some locally grown kale pesto for the upcoming @bostonschools.boston.gov school year πŸ˜‹

18.07.2025 17:41 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Mayor Wu swings a sledgehammer into a wall while others watch on.

Mayor Wu swings a sledgehammer into a wall while others watch on.

Mayor Wu stands at a podium and speaks as others stand behind her. A poster illustrating the office-to-residential process is next to her.

Mayor Wu stands at a podium and speaks as others stand behind her. A poster illustrating the office-to-residential process is next to her.

Mayor Wu and an official stand behind a large sign on a roof. The city skyline is behind the sign.

Mayor Wu and an official stand behind a large sign on a roof. The city skyline is behind the sign.

Mayor Wu stands with officials and attendees on a roof.

Mayor Wu stands with officials and attendees on a roof.

We just broke ground (wall!) to start construction at Boston’s newest office-to-residential housing conversion! This project will create 77 new homesβ€”including 15 income-restricted unitsβ€”in Fort Point.

17.07.2025 20:41 πŸ‘ 119 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 4

Boston doesn’t need a Blue Dog Democrat mayor in the MAGA era

11.07.2025 13:33 πŸ‘ 307 πŸ” 38 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 6