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Mayor Wu names new head of Planning Department

Mayor Michelle Wu has appointed Kairos Shen as Boston’s new Chief of Planning. Shen will lead the Planning Department, which was established by Wu in July.

Bisnow · 1h

Wu Names New Chief Of Planning

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu has named a new chief of planning following Arthur Jemison 's departure. The mayor appointed Kairos Shen, a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor who previously spent two decades working for the city, to lead the Boston Planning Department, she announced Tuesday evening.

The Business Journals · 18h

Wu names MIT’s Kairos Shen to lead planning, development

Mayor Michelle Wu has appointed Kairos Shen, a longtime top planning official under former Mayor Tom Menino, as the next chief of planning.

The Boston Globe · 19h

Mayor Wu taps former city planner Kairos Shen to oversee Boston’s development agency

Shen, currently a real estate professor at MIT, is taking over for Arthur Jemison, who left earlier this month.

Mayor Wu 'conflicted' on eliminating MCAS

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Should Massachusetts get rid of MCAS graduation requirement? Voters to decide this November.

Voters are set to make an important decision this November about the future of education in Massachusetts. Selecting "Yes" on Question 2 would end the MCAS graduation requirement that is currently in place for students in the state.

WBUR · 4h

Mayor Wu 'conflicted' on eliminating the MCAS as a graduation requirement

Wu joined WBUR's Morning Edition to talk about Question 2, the ballot measure that aims to eliminate the 10th grade MCAS as a graduation requirement. The mayor said she is "conflicted" about the specific language of the initiative.

Yahoo · 23h

MCAS Scores Stall Amid Ballot Push To End MA Graduation Requirement

Teachers' unions want to scrap the tests while Education Secretary Patrick Tutwiler cites the importance of "assessment and accountability."

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Mayor Wu talks about efforts to get buses to school on time

Edition spoke with Boston Mayor Michelle Wu about her efforts to get kids to class on time. The mayor told host Tiziana Dearing that the on-time performance is improving since school started.

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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu rides bus to school amid late arrivals, tracking app complaints

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is vowing to improve school bus efficiency and getting students to school on time, despite a ...

Wu-ing Boston’s business bosses

BEST LAID PLANS & NEW DEVELOPMENTS — Boston’s business community has made no secret of its grievances with Michelle Wu. Today, the mayor has a chance to change some minds — and it’s potentially one of ...

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Boston Mayor Wu rescinds Summer Street bus lane that wasn’t working ‘as intended’ in bustling Seaport

The Wu administration plans to remove a bus lane on Summer Street that runs through South Boston, citing data from a ...

Boston spending down pandemic relief aid to boost affordable housing, small biz programs

But other initiatives Mayor Michelle Wu has pushed to address housing affordability in Boston, including rent control, ...

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Did Brockton’s mayor know about the looming school budget crisis? School Committee to discuss him behind closed doors.

After two independent reports found that Brockton Mayor Robert Sullivan could have known about the school’s devastating $18 million deficit before it was announced last year, the School ...

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Boston teachers deliver thousands of handwritten postcards to Mayor Wu

The postcards are calling on Mayor Wu to support improved pay for teachers and paraprofessionals and more staffing.

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