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Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh
We have also worked to make voting by mail widely and easily available. — PolitiTweet.org
Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh
We’re also holding Early Voting again this year, and it begins this weekend. For the Primary, Early Voting is August 22nd - 28th at a total of 18 locations across the City, including City Hall. — PolitiTweet.org
Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh
We are committed to making sure Bostonians can vote safely. We’ll have in-person voting for all elections with safety protocols and PPE. We moved some polling places out of senior buildings for residents’ safety. — PolitiTweet.org
Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh
This year, we face challenges to the election process that we’ve never faced before. A pandemic, and also attacks from the White House. — PolitiTweet.org
Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh
We also have the State Primary election on September 1 and the general election is November 3. The registration deadline for the Primary is August 22, this Saturday. https://t.co/7cJSK3XCR5 — PolitiTweet.org
Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh
We are going to continue to listen to feedback and keep you updated every step of the way. We have to continue to work collectively together. — PolitiTweet.org
Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh
We’re going to keep working together. We continue to coordinate with childcare and afterschool programs. As the Superintendent says, this is an all-hands-on-deck moment. — PolitiTweet.org
Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh
For the latest draft, BPS worked with the Boston Teachers Union in task forces made up of teachers, school leaders, and central office leaders. They are working together on key issues. — PolitiTweet.org
Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh
Community input has shaped every step of planning. @BostonSchools held 30 virtual public meetings, with over 2,000 participants. They’ve done surveys and held conversations, taken feedback and answered questions. — PolitiTweet.org
Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh
Quality, the Superintendent, school leaders, and teachers have been working hard—and working together—to make all the learning options high-quality. — PolitiTweet.org
Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh
Students experiencing poverty, hunger, and homelessness, students learning English, students with disabilities, students suffering the impacts of systemic racism, which leads to significant opportunity and achievement gaps. — PolitiTweet.org
Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh
Equity, we are putting the needs of our most vulnerable students at the center of all our planning: — PolitiTweet.org
Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh
Safety, we will be guided by the science and data, just like we have throughout this pandemic. We will not bring students or staff into buildings that are not safe. We are working every day to make those buildings safe and in line with every public health guideline. — PolitiTweet.org
Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh
Our priorities are safety, quality and equity. — PolitiTweet.org
Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh
But to be clear: every family has the choice to begin the year remotely. — PolitiTweet.org
Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh
That gives teachers and administrators more time to plan, and gives us more time to monitor the data. Soon, we will make a decision on whether to open with all-remote learning or a hybrid model. — PolitiTweet.org
Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh
We asked the state to let us push back the first day of school from September 10 to September 21 for most students, and to September 23 for pre-K & kindergarten. — PolitiTweet.org
Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh
.@BostonSchools, on Friday we submitted plans that meet all the state public health guidelines. The latest draft is available online for the public. — PolitiTweet.org
Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh
Working together to keep these numbers down is how we support a safe, equitable recovery of our businesses and our schools. — PolitiTweet.org
Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh
Boston has done well, because our residents are resilient and responsible. I want to thank you for that. We understand the power of making simple sacrifices for our families and communities. We take care of each other. And we have what it takes to keep it going. — PolitiTweet.org
Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh
We’re asking people to stay informed and follow all the guidelines: Keep washing your hands, avoid large gatherings, keep at least six feet from other people and keep wearing masks. — PolitiTweet.org
Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh
We have to stay focused and vigilant. Each of us has to play our part. Every resident, business, college and student. — PolitiTweet.org
Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh
We will bring testing wherever it is needed, and I encourage everyone to get tested regularly. Knowledge is power in this situation—for individuals and for our community. — PolitiTweet.org
Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh
You can find information, including hours for all the testing sites in the City, at https://t.co/CpPCgFL58d. — PolitiTweet.org
Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh
Starting this Thursday, Aug. 20, they will be at Jubilee Christian Church in #Mattapan. The Mattapan pop-up site will run this week from Thursday, August 20th to Saturday, August 22; and next week from Tuesday, August 25 through Saturday, August 29. — PolitiTweet.org
Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh
Our mobile testing team has played a key role in increasing both capacity and access. We’re offering testing to anyone who wants it, at no cost, and regardless of symptoms. — PolitiTweet.org
Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh
For the last full week analyzed, we had over 1,600 daily tests, up 8.6% compared to the previous week. Testing was up in every neighborhood except Allston/Brighton, which had a pop-up site the week before. — PolitiTweet.org
Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh
We continue to increase both the number of tests and access to tests across the city. We have maintained over 20 active testing sites. https://t.co/gduYSvqlXS — PolitiTweet.org
Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh
But our daily average of positive tests has stayed up around 40 cases, some of that increase due to more testing. — PolitiTweet.org
Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh
The positive test rate for the week ending August 10 was 2.6%, down from 2.8%. Visits to Boston Emergency Rooms for COVID-like illnesses are down somewhat and stable over time. ICU usage at Boston hospitals is down to 74% from 82%. — PolitiTweet.org
