An Op-Ed by Boston City Council President Michelle Wu:
There is overwhelming consensus among families, educators, doctors, and academics that early childhood education is critical. But this year, more than a thousand 3-year-olds and 4-year-olds signed up to enroll in Boston Public Schools and couldn’t get a spot.
My older son, Blaise, is one of those kids.
The School Department estimates demand of about 4,500 students per grade in grades K-12, but early childhood seats are not guaranteed and are in short supply.