Press
February 2024
Boston Globe: Make downtown a great place to raise a family
Boston Globe: Massachusetts shouldn’t put it’s lottery online
January 2024
Boston Globe: Closing Boston school buildings: What BPS can learn from D.C.
Dorchester Reporter: Columbia Road’s Frederick School to phase out grades, close as middle school
CBS Boston: Half of Boston schools could close under new plan being considered
NBC Boston: Multiple Boston schools could face closures under new citywide plan
Boston Globe: Up to half of Boston Public School buildings could close, according to new district plan
December 2023
Boston Globe: Influx of migrant students slow enrollment decline in BPS
October 2023
What's @ Risk? Podcast: CEO Will Austin discusses the state of education and unique ways to improve the quality of childhood learning.
September 2023
Boston Globe: Globe tossed out 7 education ideas. Readers lob back some of their own.
Boston Globe: Déjà vu all over again for the Boston Public Schools
Boston Globe: New survey shows nearly half of K-8 parents are dissatisfied with Boston Public Schools’ high school options
July 2023
CommonWealth Magazine: Online lottery is wrong way to go
June 2023
Boston Globe: Hooked on phonics? Not at Massachusetts higher ed institutions.
Boston Globe: ‘What exactly is fair about this?’: Great high schools aren’t available to all Boston kids.
Press Release: Boston Schools Fund announces $400,000 in grants for improving literacy in five Boston Public Schools
March 2023
Dorchester Reporter: BPS building proposals have rocky history with state board
February 2023
Boston Globe: Fuzzy math from Boston Public Schools
Boston Globe: Boston Public Schools routinely overestimates future enrollment. Here’s why it matters.
December 2022
Boston Globe: Boston Public Schools’ enrollment drops for 8th consecutive year
November 2022
Boston Globe: Boston Public Schools receives over $2 million in funding to improve student outcomes
NBC Boston: Boston Public Schools to Receive $2.3 Million in Grant Money
Boston Herald: Three Boston schools receive educational equity grants
Press Release: Boston Schools Fund announces millions in PEAK Grants for education equity in Boston Schools
October 2022
Boston Globe: How are Mass. gubernatorial candidates planning to address widespread student learning losses? Mostly they aren’t.
GBH News: BPS may close more schools. Parents say it’s past time for a detailed plan.
Boston Globe: Focused federal relief fund spending can help avoid long-term harm to BPS students
August 2022
CommonWealth Magazine: Boston is hemorrhaging school-aged kids
NBC 10 Boston: A Tale of Two Schools: A Failing Boston School Building and the Impact on Two Communities
June 2022
Boston Globe: Where have Boston’s children gone?
Boston Globe: With BPS in crisis, pressure mounts for Wu to become the ‘education mayor’
May 2022
GBH News: Mayor Wu offers ambitious plan to rebuild BPS in a decade
Boston Globe: Wu to launch a new era of school construction, pledging $2 billion to revamp city’s school facilities
Boston Globe: Boston School Committee votes to shutter Mission Hill School
Boston.com: Committee votes to close Boston’s Mission Hill School
April 2022
NBC 10 Boston: Positive News for Boston Students Fighting for Walls, Doors in Classrooms
Boston Globe: New Boston city budget includes $788 million for school capital projects over five years — but will it be enough?
Press Release: Boston Schools Fund awards $90,000 grant to 12 Boston elementary schools to support at least 20 new sixth grade classrooms opening in Fall 2022
March 2022
Commonwealth Magazine: Think tank calls for state takeover of Boston schools
February 2022
Boston Globe: Most of Boston’s schools lack fully functioning libraries. The superintendent vowed to change that — but will her successor?
Boston Globe: Big challenges confront Boston schools amid leadership shakeup: ‘We don’t want things to move backwards’
CommonWealth Magazine: 3 policy pathways for the Boston Public Schools
Boston Herald: Cassellius proposes $1.3B budget for Boston schools, $40M hike over current year
Boston Globe: BPS unveils $1.3 billion budget, pumping an additional $40 million into schools, programs
January 2022
Boston Globe: BPS may have overstated graduation rate for five of last seven years
Dorchester Reporter: Online school finder offered as tool to help BPS parents
December 2021
East Boston Times-Free Press: Re-Centering Implementation Grants at Eastie’s PJ Kennedy Elementary School a Much Needed Lifeline
Dorchester Reporter: Commentary: What can be done to halt the drop in Boston’s school-age population?
Authority Magazine: High Impact Philanthropy: Will Austin Of Boston Schools Fund On How To Leave A Lasting Legacy With A Successful & Effective Nonprofit Organization
November 2021
WBUR: Enrollment in the Boston Public Schools dropped by 4% for the second year in a row
Boston Herald: Boston enrollment down 2,000 students even while state numbers stayed the same
October 2021
Boston Globe: One of the biggest fights Boston’s next mayor will face: keeping control of the public schools
September 2021
CommonWealth Magazine: Boston’s long-unfulfilled promise to high school students
Boston Globe: ‘I was expecting a plan’: Boston students see few signs of federal recovery money
The 74 Million: Boston’s Next Mayor Will Inherit Schools Beset by Poor Performance and Admissions Controversies — and That Was Before COVID
August 2021
Boston Globe: Boston Superintendent Brenda Cassellius is no longer licensed to run school system
Boston Globe: Many Boston students miss out on summer school opportunities, leaving the most vulnerable further behind
Boston Globe: ‘We’re being set up for failure’: Massachusetts’ hard line against remote learning this year has left some families feeling hopeless
July 2021
CommonWealth Magazine: Let’s resolve to make Boston schools work for all
Jamaica Plain Gazette: Exam School Admission Task Force Puts Off Test for This Fall: Embroiled in Further Controversy on Recommendations
Boston Globe: Boston Public Schools releases preliminary plan for spending $123m in federal relief funds
Boston Globe: After record-breaking heat, more than half of the Boston schools used for summer learning do not have air conditioning
Hechinger Report: OPINION: A lot more federal money is on the way to help schools post pandemic — Let’s spend it wisely
June 2021
The Boston Podcast: A Savior for Boston Schools
BNN News: Fund Backs Learning Recovery Efforts
Dorchester Reporter: Murphy School wins $20k grant for recovery efforts
East Boston Times-Free Press: PJ Kennedy Receives $20,000 Grant To Help Fill Gaps Left by the Pandemic
Associated Press: Help for Schools
May 2021
Education Next: Give a child a book, or teach her to read?
CommonWealth Magazine: 5 principles that should drive Boston’s enormous federal school aid
Boston Globe: How should Boston Public Schools spend $400 million in federal funds? The district launched a commission to figure it out
NBC 10 Boston: How Much Coronavirus Relief Money Will Your School Get?
Jamaica Plain Gazette: Principal Bott doubled down on equity when Mendell School changed demographically
April 2021
Massnonprofit News: ‘Stubborn Strictures of Racism, Classism’ Set Will Austin on His Path
Charlestown Patriot-Bridge: Supt. Cassellius Announces Commission for Deployment of Federal Relief Funds
Boston Herald: Boston Public Schools to receive $400M in federal funding, new commission to help allocate
Charlestown Patriot-Bridge: What to Do? An Infusion of Cash Resources Into BPS Calls for Careful Planning
March 2021
Boston Globe: Boston Public Schools are getting more than $400 million in stimulus dollars — how should the money be spent?
September 2020
BNN News: School Advice for Reopening and After
April 2020
Dorchester Reporter: School shutdown seen as right call by educators who are making do for now, but who are anxious about the fall
Boston 25 News: With students still at home, new guidance on remote school learning
Boston Herald: Coronavirus crisis to spur big changes in education, local teachers and experts say
March 2020
BNN News: Boston School Finder Helps Navigate Shutdown
Boston Globe: Boston students, parents, teachers anticipate six weeks at home due to coronavirus
February 2020
East Boston Times-Free Press: Growing education: $250,000 grant to be shared among Eastie schools adding a sixth grade next year
January 2020
Telemundo Nueva Inglaterra: Nuevo sitio web facilita inscripción de niños en Escuelas de Boston
El Mundo Boston: Padres Latinos tienen un recurso gratis para buscar la escuela ideal para sus hijos
BNN News: Website Helps Parents with School Choices
The Boston Sun: Easing the Nightmare: Online Resource Helps Parents Navigate the Schools
Dorchester Reporter: Boston School Finder, a parental-led digital platform, offers way for parents to navigate enrollment with BPS
December 2019
BNN News: School Finder Helps Parents Make Choices
CBS Boston: Mom Creates Website To Help Parents Navigate Boston School Options
Boston Globe Magazine: Frustrated by Boston’s public school registration process? You’re not alone
October 2019
Boston 25 News: City, education leaders discuss issue of inequity in Boston Public Schools
Comcast Newsmakers: With Latoya Gayle Of Boston School FinderBoston Online School Search Tool
September 2019
BNN News: Helping Parents Find Quality Schools
CityLine: Boston School Finder
GBH News: Starting The School Year Right: A Parent's Guide
Boston 25 News: Boston School Finder: Parents using database to navigate tricky registration process
December 2016
WBUR: The High School Of The Future — Right Here In Boston