Op-Ed: Michelle Wu’s Broken Promises with BPS

Op-Ed: Michelle Wu’s broken promises with BPS

Josh Kraft, Special to The Reporter The last three-and-a-half years have seen the promise of Boston Public Schools (BPS) grow dimmer and dimmer. And Boston voters should be asking: why? It starts with Mayor Wu. Certainly, when she was elected, enrollment was going down. The achievement gap was going up. Buses routinely couldn’t get kids to school on time. And many school buildings were literally crumbling. As a result, the district was on the ve…

Michelle Wu | PianoMorphosis

My introduction of Boston Mayor Michelle Wu at New England Conservatory’s Commencement ceremony on Sunday May 18, 2025. She received an honorary degree. Michelle Wu was a musician, a pianist, before she was a politician—and she remains a  musician today.   You might have heard her play George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue across the street at Symphony Hall with the Boston Pops, or music by Mozart with the Boston Symphony.   By the way, this mornin…