A Blueprint for How to Reopen Boston Schools

By Marcela García, updated on March 1, 2021

Teacher assistant Renelle Evans helps 6th-grader Isaiah Martin during his English language arts class at Boston Prep, a charter middle and high school in Hyde Park, where roughly 200 of their 672 students are back for in-person learning.

Thousands of Boston Public Schools students in the lower grades returned to the classroom part-time this week — a massive operational effort that will challenge students, teachers, and parents alike. But the vast majority of BPS students are still completely remote. The negative impact is clear: More students aren’t showing up. They’ve virtually disappeared.

It’s important that the district bring them back, for it’s clear there are no substitutes for in-person learning. Are there reopening templates to follow? Some schools already have done the trial-by-error work of staying open, including charter and Catholic schools in the area.

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