Tuesday has a lot going on. Love Your Block 2026 registration opens today for site hosts and for individual volunteers, as the City gears up for neighborhood cleanups in April and May. Also at City Hall, the City Council Committee on Education is holding a 2:00 p.m. hearing on Boston Public Schools spending and compliance related to special education services and services for English Learner students (Dockets #0276 and #0277). And in Hyde Park, a virtual community meeting on the Sunnyside Street Change is scheduled for 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. to discuss a six-month one-way street pilot affecting several nearby streets. ([boston.gov](https://www.boston.gov/departments/civic-organizing/love-your-block-2026?utm_source=openai))
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