Carlo DeMaria

Everett School Superintendent Priya Tahiliani and Deputy Superintendent Kim Tsai filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against Everett Mayor Carlo DeMaria, the Everett School Committee and the City of Everett. The suit alleges the mayor and School Committee discriminated against them because they are women of color and were cooperating with a Justice Department investigation into Everett’s discriminatory practices. The...

School committee members in Everett, Massachusetts, have voted not to renew superintendent’s contract, raising questions about the reason for their decision to seek a new leader. At an Everett School Committee meeting Monday night, students, parents and community members spoke in support of Priya Tahiliani, but members voted 6-4 against extending her beyond the next year. “What we know...