BOSTON – With just under two weeks until Massachusetts voters head to the polls to pick presidential candidates, supporters of the two Democratic contenders pitched communities of color from the State House steps on Wednesday.
With separate press conferences scheduled two hours apart, politicians and activists backing Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders each described their candidate as a trailblazer with a concrete plan to tackle racial disparities.
BOSTON – About 200 students, teachers, parents and community members unhappy with funding levels for Boston Public Schools made their presence known Wednesday at the State House and Boston City Hall, delivering a petition with more than 3,700 signatures to Gov. Charlie Baker and Mayor Marty Walsh amid loud chanting.
Led by the Boston Education Justice Alliance (BEJA), the group first focused their attention on City Hall and Mayor Walsh's education budgets. Rallying on City Hall Plaza, the group cited a letter from Boston Public Schools Superintendent Tommy Chang in which he wrote that the school system faces a $50 million shortfall, though the mayor's office said that figure is no longer accurate.
