{"podcast":{"title":"Boston News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!","slug":"boston-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7485239","podcast_index_feed_id":7485239,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/the-boston-daily-news-now.xml","website_url":"https://thednn.ai/","image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/podcasts/the-boston-daily-news-now.jpg","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":1320,"summary":"Hosted by Corey with the Story, Boston News Today delivers fast, focused daily updates on the stories shaping Boston—from local news and business to culture, sports, and community developments. Designed for quick, on-the-go listening, each episode brings you up to speed in minutes. Produced by AI for speed, consistency, and global scale, the show is part of The Daily News Now network—bringing local news to every city in the world and keeping communities connected. Boston News Today is your daily snapshot of what’s happening across the city. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":"2026-07-18T16:21:46.789701+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/boston-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7485239"},"episode":{"title":"Boston Schools Face Teacher Layoffs | Boston News","slug":"boston-schools-face-teacher-layoffs-boston-news","published_at":"2026-06-29T04:18:25+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/boston-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7485239/boston-schools-face-teacher-layoffs-boston-news","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/boston-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7485239","url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/8f8282d8-3d8d-4581-8362-4798aed9b7dd.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/8f8282d8-3d8d-4581-8362-4798aed9b7dd.mp3","summary":"Boston Public Schools is poised to lay off hundreds of teachers and aides—especially newer educators—due to a $53 million budget shortfall, forcing painful cuts amid declining enrollment, rising costs, and vanished pandemic funding. One pregnant special education teacher received her notice via email, now fearing health insurance after childbirth. The layoffs, based on seniority, hit educators of color hardest and threaten vital support for vulnerable students. Support the show: Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/87bf0b8d8fb6248f","meta_description":"Boston Public Schools is poised to lay off hundreds of teachers and aides—especially newer educators—due to a $53 million budget shortfall, forcing painfu…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":106,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/boston-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7485239/episodes/boston-schools-face-teacher-layoffs-boston-news/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/boston-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7485239/boston-schools-face-teacher-layoffs-boston-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}