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Using a supplemental budget to restore funding for Boston Public Schools (BPS) employees

Using a supplemental budget to restore funding for Boston Public Schools (BPS) employees

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Black fourth graders reading at or above Proficient

Doing best in the nation24.9%New Jersey
United States16.4%
Massachusetts21.6%2nd of 40 states2nd of the 40 states with a reliable count

National Assessment of Educational Progress (the Nation's Report Card), tested in 2024. Ranked from doing best, which here means the highest figure. 1st means the highest share. 40 of the 50 states and DC are ranked. The national reading test reports states, not counties or cities. Source · See the full ranking

Black fourth graders reading at or above Proficient

21.6%Massachusetts2nd of the 40 states with a reliable count
16.4%United States
24.9%Doing best in the nation: New Jersey
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Black fourth graders reading at or above Proficient
Massachusetts21.6%
United States16.4%

National Assessment of Educational Progress (the Nation's Report Card), tested in 2024. 1st means the highest share. 40 of the 50 states and DC are ranked. Source · See the full ranking

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CityBoston City CouncilFailed Jul 8

Who decides this

  • Ruthzee LouijeuneAt Large Seat 1No vote on recordCallEmail
  • Julia M. MejiaAt Large Seat 2AbsentCallEmail
  • Erin J. MurphyAt Large Seat 3Voted yesCallEmail
  • Henry SantanaAt Large Seat 4Voted noCallEmail
  • Gabriela Coletta ZapataDistrict 1AbsentCallEmail
  • Edward M. FlynnDistrict 2Voted yesCallEmail
  • John FitzGeraldDistrict 3Voted yesCallEmail
  • Brian WorrellDistrict 4Voted yesCallEmail
  • Enrique J. PepénDistrict 5Voted noCallEmail
  • Benjamin J. WeberDistrict 6Voted yesCallEmail
  • Miniard CulpepperDistrict 7Voted yesCallEmail
  • Sharon DurkanDistrict 8Voted noCallEmail
  • Liz BreadonDistrict 9No vote on recordCallEmail

Whole board: failed 6 to 3, Jul 8

Decided, Jul 8: The council voted 6 to 3 on the using a supplemental budget to restore funding for Boston Public Schools (BPS) employees. It failed.

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Every figure on this page shows the year it describes. Public agencies release their numbers on their own schedules, often a year or more after the work of counting is done. The Census Bureau, for example, publishes its five year community survey each December, and the national reading test is given every two years. That is why some figures are not from this year. SourceLine updates each one as soon as the agency publishes it.

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