John Hilliard

2 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | John Hilliard

The deal expires in June despite widespread gaps remaining between Black and Latino students, compared to their white and Asian classmates. Critics, including some education and policy advocates, and district families, argue BPS students deserve heightened state oversight of the city’s schools. There must be greater focus on improvements to teaching, said those critics, including Marty Walz, the interim president of the Boston Municipal Research Bureau.

3 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | John Hilliard

A state board is expected to select a new commissioner to oversee the Massachusetts K-12 public education department during a meeting Tuesday afternoon. In Massachusetts, the education commissioner oversees day-to-day operations of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, which regulates public and charter K-12 schools; creates long-term plans for the department; provides guidance and training to school districts, and implements the school accountability system.

3 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | John Hilliard

Students with disabilities would be disproportionately affected by a new Boston Public Schools transportation policy that some advocates warned Thursday could strip hundreds of students of bus and van rides to school that are included under their legally binding special education plans. The district’s new Ridership Procedure, unveiled Wednesday, is meant to eliminate bus stops where students are no-shows for at least two weeks in a row.

4 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | John Hilliard

The Boston School Committee is expected to vote on a proposed three-year contract with the city’s educators Wednesday night that would boost pay for employees like teachers and paraprofessionals, according to the board’s agenda. The committee, which is expected to hold its first hybrid session of the year, is scheduled to meet starting at 6 p.m. at the district’s Roxbury headquarters. The proposed deal was brokered by the union and school negotiators late last month, after about a year of talks.

4 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | John Hilliard |Christopher Huffaker

The Massachusetts school board announced three finalists Tuesday to be the state’s new education commissioner, more than a year after former Commissioner Jeff Riley stepped down. The finalists are Jack Elsey, founder and CEO of the Michigan Educator Workforce Initiative; Lily Laux, former deputy commissioner of school programs for the Texas Education Agency; and Pedro Martinez, outgoing CEO of Chicago Public Schools.