School & District Leadership
Inside the School Enrollment Shift
New research from BU Wheelock reveals striking shifts in where Massachusetts families are choosing to send their children: public school enrollment has dropped 2% statewide, while private school enrollment has climbed 16% and homeschooling has surged by 50%. The data show that the steepest public school declines have occurred in high-income districts, among White and […]
Better Training for Boston’s Next School Leaders
Decisions made at the school district level—good and bad—affect every student, family, and school. Few know this better than Anne Hernández, who has worked in Boston Public Schools (BPS) since 2007, most recently mentoring and coaching 17 social workers across 13 schools. During the 2024–2025 school year, Hernández was part of the inaugural Dr. Carol […]