LOCAL NEWS
Benjamin Center: '...a gem on the hill'The Edgar P. Benjamin Healthcare Center is dispelling all rumors that the nursing home and rehabilitation center is closing. "We're not closing and we are a gem on the hill that needs to be known," said Myrna E. Wynn, the center's CEO and president. More » |
BPS must not ignore racial segregationBoston Public Schools (BPS) Superintendent Carol Johnson and her staff recently released a range of proposals aimed at overhauling the way that students in Boston are assigned to schools. More » |
Penny wise, pound foolish and no one the safer for itAs all eyes focus on the failings of the police lab analyst, it's time for Massachusetts citizens to open their eyes a bit wider and focus on the next avertable catastrophe in the making. More » |
The Kraft Center for Community Health creates new career paths for next generation of community health leadersWith the support of Partners HealthCare and its founding academic medical centers -- Massachusetts General and Brigham and Women's Hospitals -- The Kraft Center for Community Health is helping to develop the careers of physicians and nurses who are committed to improving the health of our communities. More » |
Theresa Brewer Brings in Grants to Help Roxbury Community College's MissionIt takes many different elements working in unison to help Roxbury Community College fulfill one of the main goals of its Mission Statement: "We believe that all students, given the appropriate resources, have the ability to reach their full potential." More » |
Shady Hill School and Diversity Education: A Continuing EvolutionAs I begin my 19th year at Shady Hill School and we approach the School's centennial celebration, I am pleased to reflect on our roots and diversity initiatives. Shady Hill enrolls 500 students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade and is committed to stewarding a rich multicultural curriculum and a diverse and inclusive community. More » |
The Steppingstone Academy Prepares Boston Students for College SuccessIt's October, and students applying to Boston public exam schools or local independent schools for next year are busy studying for the Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE), researching schools and completing applications.? More » |
Roxbury Latin takes pride in its Renaissance menJohn Eliot, after whom the Eliot Church in Roxbury is named and who preached for many years at the First Church in the square that bears his name, founded The Roxbury Latin School in 1645 "to fit [students] for public service both in church and commonwealth in succeeding ages." He believed that, whatever a man's profession, the thrust of that man's life should be "public service." More » |
Middle Division Stands Out at Park: Looking Back, Looking Inward, Looking Forward"Children ages 8-11 have often been underestimated in educational settings," says Cynthia Harmon, Middle Division Head at The Park School in Brookline. "At Park, the Middle Division (for Grades 3-5) is not merely a passageway to something; it is its own destination." More » |
Commonwealth School: Always Searching for More"Who can find the most trash?" That challenge from 17-year-old Jessica Francois sent a handful of children scrambling through the streets of their rural Nicaraguan village. More » |
A Winsor Education Means the World to Girls"Just think about the different cultures, languages and neighborhoods of our city," reflects Julian Braxton, director of community and multicultural affairs at the Winsor School in Boston, a leading independent school for academically promising girls in grades 5-12. More » |
NATIONAL NEWS
Romney still invisible to blacks, despite Obama's weak debatePresident Barack Obama's first debate performance was widely panned as listless by pundits and polls, but former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney won no points from African American viewers at a Boston NAACP debate watch party last week. More » |
Risk of disenfranchisement in states high for ex-felonsWalter Lomax can still remember the day he cast his first vote in an election after serving 40 years, wrongly convicted, in a Maryland prison. More » |
Debate exposed divide between health plansWASHINGTON, D.C. -- Last week's presidential debate included an extensive discussion about Medicare's future, mostly about the Romney-Ryan plan to privatize and likely end Medicare as we know it. More » |
Father honors daughter's life, struggles in new bookBefore Lauren Terrazzano learned she had cancer at age 36, she told her father that her life goals as a journalist included winning a Pulitzer Prize and writing a book. More » |
