Change of plans: Manuel Rivera not coming to Boston

The Boston School Committee announced today that Dr. Manuel Rivera will not become Boston's next Superintendent of Schools. In a letter to School Committee Chair Elizabeth Reilinger, Dr. Rivera indicated that “an unexpected and very attractive opportunity to work in a different educational context” has come up. Current BPS Superintendent Michael Contompasis will remain at the helm while the School Committee resumes the search process to identify his successor.