2025–26 · Dorchester
Student participatory budgets in under-resourced schools
Resident asks that Boston schools with the most minority students and fewest resources get a participatory budget so students can fund projects improving their school.
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The resident's idea, as submitted
The idea
boston public schools that have the most minortieis and least amount of resources! - schools should have a PB budget for students to fund their own projects that will improve their school. priorirty should go to schools with least amount of resource
Details
- Cycle
- 2025–26
- Submitted
- July 16, 2025
- Neighborhood
- Dorchester
- Place
- School Street, Boston, 02124
- Portal category
- Education, Youth & Families
- How it was submitted
- Library, BCYF or other site
- Submitted at
- vietAID
- Submission language
- English
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