City Council, March 10, 2026
Decided: Hearing on ELL and Special Education Services
What happened
On March 10, 2026, Boston acted on Hearing on ELL and Special Education Services.
The Boston City Council Committee on Education held a joint hearing on English language learner services and special education spending. Community advocates called for expanded bilingual education programs, noting that less than 10% of multilingual learners are in dual language p…
- Jurisdiction
- Boston, MA
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- March 10, 2026
- Decisions
- 1 zoning decision
- Outcome
- Decided
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Hearing on ELL and Special Education Services
Joint hearing held on dockets 0276 (English language learner transparency) and 0277 (special education audit). No votes taken; informational hearing only.
Key Decisions (1)
Hearing on ELL and Special Education Services
Market Signals (3)
Other
BPS enrollment is declining while spending is at an all-time…
Labor
BPS is cutting 110 bilingual teacher positions and 28 bilingual…
Other
Over $100 million of the special education budget goes to…
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