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‘I just followed my brothers’ footsteps.’ Silver Lake’s Jack Quigley lives up to family legacy as...
The Boston Globe· 4 days agoThe fifth and final brother to play baseball at Silver Lake, Jack Quigley formed one last high ...
As Boston pursues 'hub' model, city battles memories of segregated neighborhood schools
WBUR Boston· 2 days agoIn the mid-1960s, Lyda Peters taught first graders at The Quincy Dickerman Elementary School in ...
The opportunity gap should close, so Boston schools seek answers
The Boston Globe· 3 days agoAbove: Paul Kennedy, principal of the Joseph Lee K-8, fist bumped a student while walking the halls...
Boston Public Schools student homelessness hits all-time high. Why has it gotten so bad? - The...
The Boston Globe· 5 days agoJaylene is one of more than 5,000 students in Boston Public Schools — more than 10 percent of the...
MBCA All-Star Game: Seniors cap HS careers
Boston Herald· 4 days agoDORCHESTER – The Franklin baseball team couldn’t edge out a tough second-round matchup against eventual finalist St. John’s (S) in the Div. 1 state...
How school segregation survived Boston’s busing
WBUR Boston· 3 days agoChildren at the Lewenberg School in Mattapan studied outdated curricula in a run-down building. In the spring of 1974, district officials paid little...
New state ad campaign touts help for students to fill out FAFSA form, says higher education...
The Boston Globe· 3 days agoThe campaign is focused initially on students and families in the state’s 26 gateway cities, urban...
Boston's busing in photos: 50 years after desegregation
The Boston Globe· 3 days agoFifty years ago, a federal judge ordered Boston's public schools to desegregate, thrusting tens of...
The complicated history of school choice in Boston
WBUR Boston· 6 days agoBy the middle of the 20th century, Boston Public Schools used a practical, intuitive — and inequitable — system to place students into schools. Over time...
The desegregation of Boston’s schools was a long time coming
WBUR Boston· 3 days agoIn the 50 years since the court decision that finally desegregated Boston’s public schools, praise...