LOCAL NEWS
Improving Boston's public school systemBoston Public Schools Superintendent Carol Johnson volunteered last week for a bit of schooling. Her "teachers" were four elders of the black community who have been engaged with the school system for a half century. More » |
Harvard examines its own historical roots in slaveryBrown University's daring self-examination of its historical ties to slavery has prompted a second Ivy League school, venerable Harvard University, to do the same. The 2006 report that Brown President Ruth Simmons commissioned found deep connections between the university in Providence, R.I., and slavery and the slave trade. More » |
Mel King Institute fills gap in communityR. Michelle Green already had 20-plus years' experience in business and education administration when she joined Dorchester Bay Economic Development Corporation as its chief operating officer in 2010. But operations at a nonprofit community development corporations (CDCs) presented an entirely different challenge. More » |
Symposium addresses youth violence preventionState Street Corporation was bustling last week with public and private sponsors, public health representatives, educators and experts in various nonprofit organizations for the shared purpose of discussing youth violence prevention in Boston. More » |
Superintendent to take on school assignment processSchool Superintendent Carol Johnson will seek input from parents across the city next year as the School Department embarks on an attempt to overhaul the city's school assignment process. More » |
Democracy belongs to the people, not corporationsAmerica is at a crossroads. Shall we be governed by people, or by corporations? If you thought we had already answered that question more than two centuries ago, you're right. The framers of our Constitution were clear that we were to be a government of, for and by the people. More » |
