Schools
Dorchester native Rachel Skerritt will take the helm at Boston Latin School (BLS), the first person of color and third woman to fill the headmaster role at the illustrious institution. A BLS alumna, Sherritt is currently the deputy chief of leadership for... Read more
Parents of prospective students got a first look at the new K1 dual language Haitian Creole program at the Mattahunt school on Wednesday night.
The program, which would roll out with the opening of the new Mattapan Early Elementary School for the 2017/... Read more
The UMass Boston Performing Arts Department welcomes to the public to a series of faculty concerts, kicking off on Friday, March 24 with an exploration of world virtuoso guitar music with long-time music teacher Peter Janson and Aaron Larget-Caplan, a... Read more
Students at the University of Massachusetts-Boston were asked Wednesday to be on alert after campus officials learned an apparent white supremacy group has been posting "intimidating" flyers on campus.
Under the subject line "Disturbing Behavior on... Read more
Boston’s public schools are in line for a massive overhaul in the next decade, with the majority of facilities in need of some repair and changing educational standards expected to push the limits of the district’s existing building capacity, according to... Read more
The Wiz: The Boston Arts Academy cast takes a bow after their final performance at the Strand. Bill Forry photo
The Strand Theatre’s status as a vibrant home for the city’s performing arts was once again in the spotlight this past weekend, thanks to the... Read more
Lovely Hoffman, a teacher at Dorchester's Helen Y. Davis Leadership Academy, has created a new song and companion video entitled "My Black Is Beautiful" that features a dozen of her students.
“We need to sing songs and incorporate our children," said... Read more
Three performers from the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater brought inspiration to the Henderson Upper School in Dorchester last Friday, introducing fifth grade children to a world of modern dance artistry rooted in the African-American experience.
Just... Read more
Bayside Expo site nearly cleared on Columbia Point: The Boston Teachers Union building on Mt. Vernon St. (shown at left) stands next to what was once the Bayside Expo Center.
As we reported last week, the Walsh administration intends to follow through... Read more
In the fall of 2001, BC High introduced the McElroy Scholars Program in an effort to provide at-risk students with models of success and the extra tools needed to excel academically, which, it was hoped, would in turn instill confidence and present... Read more