Boston City Councilors clash over push to expand free museum program

Councilors Erin Murphy and Ed Flynn spoke before the body Wednesday to protest pushback against their efforts to make all Boston students, including those who are homeschooled or attend charter or parochial schools, eligible for the current program, rather than just Boston Public Schools students. Mayor Michelle Wu, and other councilors, have previously said they need to analyze the data after the completion of the pilot before considering how and whether to expand it in the future. Tensions rose at the Boston City Council’s meeting Wednesday, as two councilors expressed...