Parents, teachers push for prompt transition to elected Boston school committee

Parents, teachers push for prompt transition to elected Boston school committee

The Boston School Committee is responsible for managing Boston Pubic Schools’ annual operating budget, hiring and overseeing the superintendent, and regulating policies and practices within city schools. Members of the 13-person council had been elected by city residents from 1982 until 1989, when voters decided to transition the council to a mayor-appointed body.