Mayor Michelle Wu will give a “State of the Schools” address on Oct. 28, Boston’s first such speech detailing progress and plans for BPS, city officials announced Thursday.

“The country’s oldest public school system should be the best, and our city has the resources and vision to make it happen,” Wu said in the announcement. “I look forward to delivering this first ever State of the Schools address to showcase the work of our school communities and invite our entire city in pushing forward progress for our young people and families.”

The address will begin at 7 p.m. on Oct. 28 at the recently-built Josiah Quincy Upper School facility in Chinatown, the city said.

The city’s announcement stated that “in a moment when public education is under attack, Mayor Wu will celebrate Boston’s educa

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