Boston is the birthplace of American public education, but today's educational landscape is different than 400 years ago. We break down everything from how to enroll your children, why Boston has school choice, and what to know about charter and exam schools.
These issues are now in the hands of the current leadership of Mayor Michelle Wu and BPS Superintendent Mary Skipper, who have pledged to answer state concerns and modernize the district.Can my child attend a public pre-school in Boston?
Much of it depends on when you arrive in Boston and how that coincides with the district’s"priority registration" periods. For pre-K, kindergarten, sixth, seventh and ninth grades, the registration period for the following school year runs from early January to early February. For kids in all other grades, it generally runs from early February to early April.
After you consider the options, list your family’s top three choices and submit it to the district. The good news is you have a decent chance of getting one of your top three choices. In the 2019-2020 school year, parents enrolling their kids in kindergarten, for example, had an 85% chance of getting one of their top three school choices, as long as they submitted during the priority registration period. And about 55% of families got their first choice for their kindergartener that year.
If you feel like your child's school isn't a good fit, the district encourages parents to submit registration requests again during the next priority registration period to get a different assignment for the next school year.School choice in Boston has its origins in the backlash against desegregation efforts, what’s often called the “busing crisis,” from the mid-1970s to the late 1980s.
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