By adamg - 3/2/16 - 5:46 pm
Ortiz

US Attorney Carmen Ortiz announced today her office will investigate allegations of civil-rights violations at Boston Latin School. In a statement, she said:

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By adamg - 7/14/15 - 11:29 am

CommonWealth interviews Tommy Chang, who officially became Boston school superintendent on July 1 on his goals for devolving power and money from Court Street the Bolling Building to individual schools and their principals. Also of note: His children will stay in Los Angeles for school this year.

Chang is scheduled to outline his "100-day plan" at a School Committee meeting tomorrow night at the Bolling Building.

By adamg - 4/19/15 - 12:02 pm

Incoming School Superintendent Tommy Chang this morning

By adamg - 3/26/15 - 5:19 pm

David Bernstein reports interim School Superintendent John McDonough has asked 15 BPS administrators to tender their resignations so that incoming Superintendent Tommy Chang has a clean slate with which to start his administration.

Chang officially starts in July, although he has been spending time in Boston working with McDonough to get ready for his new job.

By adamg - 3/11/15 - 8:23 pm

The School Committee today approved a contract with Tommy Chang, who will now become Boston's next school superintendent.

By adamg - 3/6/15 - 5:00 pm

CommonWealth Magazine talks to Marty Walsh about the agita that went into deciding to whisper Tommy Chang's name into the ears of School Committee members.

“It was tough,” he said. “I would literally go to bed, wake up, and say, ‘oh my God.’ It was a difficult decision because I knew there was a lot at stake.”

Tommy Chang's Twitter header
By adamg - 3/5/15 - 9:51 am

Tommy Chang has a new header image and user name for his Twitter account as he prepares to move from the Los Angeles Unified School District to Boston to become school superintendent.

By adamg - 3/3/15 - 9:01 pm
Tommy Chang

The School Committee tonight selected Tommy Chang, who currently oversees a system of 95,000 students in the Los Angeles school district, as Boston's next