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Taking flight with Holland School of Technology
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Taking flight with Holland School of Technology
The Albert D. Holland School of Technology’s Flight Academy recently held a special ceremony and an open house for their student aviation program.
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BPS looks to electrify bus fleet with diesel bus retrofits
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BPS looks to electrify bus fleet with diesel bus retrofits
As Boston Public Schools looks to electrify its fleet of school buses it’s setting its sights on a new horizon: transforming existing diesel-powered and other internal combustion engine buses into electric ones.
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BPS introduces new tracker app, still faces bus delays
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BPS introduces new tracker app, still faces bus delays
Boston Public Schools continued to face bus transportation delays after implementing a new tracking app, district officials said during a press conference last week.
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50th anniversary of Boston school desegregation
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Editorial
50th anniversary of Boston school desegregation
On Sept. 12, 1974, Boston Public Schools students faced an uphill battle. After years of protests and lawsuits, Judge William Arthur Garrity had found that the schools in Boston were unconstitutionally segregated. His ruling would have many repercussions throughout the city.
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After 50 years, Judge Garrity’s orders in Boston school case still defended
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After 50 years, Judge Garrity’s orders in Boston school case still defended
Federal judge W. Arthur Garrity, hailed as a hero or denounced as a villain, had no choice but to order the desegregation of Boston’s public schools in 1974 and deploy yellow buses to remedy a wanton violation of the Constitution, legal analysts involved with the epic case say.
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BPS concludes 10-school pilot of  AP African American Studies
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BPS concludes 10-school pilot of AP African American Studies
The College Board and Boston Public Schools have just concluded their first year of piloting Advanced Placement African American studies courses in 10 Boston schools, with plans to add the curriculum to four more schools in the 2024-25 school year.
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Boston educators seek increased pay and supports in contract negotiations
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Boston educators seek increased pay and supports in contract negotiations
The Boston Teachers Union rallied June 5 outside the Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Building as the union works through negotiations with the district around a new contract for its staff.
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Before busing, the ‘Stay Out for Freedom’ boycott rocked Boston
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Before busing, the ‘Stay Out for Freedom’ boycott rocked Boston
On a frigid morning in 1964, students crowded into the assembly hall at St. Mark’s Social Center in Roxbury. Bundled in winter coats and boots, some students wore excited smiles while others stayed straight-faced, waiting. Outside, school buses carrying suburban students waited among piles of snow.
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Tufts study shows METCO participation boosts college attendance, graduation
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Tufts study shows METCO participation boosts college attendance, graduation
As a student in the METCO program, Nicholas Vance used to wake up at 5:30 every morning to prepare for an hour-long bus ride from his home in Mattapan to school in Bedford. Now an education specialist and strategic initiatives manager at the National Grid, Vance said the “academic rigor” his suburban school offered was worth the hassle.
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Opinion
More broken promises on building schools
Boston Public Schools parents, students and educators are led on a dizzying merry-go-round when it comes to their schools.
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City Council opposes moving O’Bryant School
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City Council opposes moving O’Bryant School
Opponents voice concern over lack of parental input, limited transportation options
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Opinion
BPS curriculum out of sync with students’ needs
After teaching in the Boston Public Schools for four years, I left the system this summer. I witnessed how the system poorly responded to students during a pandemic that led to unimaginable loss, hurting communities that had already been dismissed for too long.
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