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October 17, 2012Boston, Boston Public Schools, Education, Government, Health & Wellness, Massachusetts

Boston Moves for Health challenges Boston Public Schools to increase student physical activity

Last week, Boston’s Mayor Thomas Menino announced several exciting developments that will improve student health and wellness in Boston Public Schools (BPS). […]

October 16, 2012Boston Public Schools

City Connects school gets new library

Last week, the Trotter Elementary, a City Connects school in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood, unveiled a new library. Built with funds from Target […]

October 15, 2012Health & Wellness

It’s National Health Education Week!

The week of Oct. 15-19 is National Health Education Week (NHEW), presented by the Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE). This year’s […]

September 25, 2012Boston, Boston Public Schools

Five proposals revealed to revise Boston school assignment process

Last night, Boston Public Schools (BPS) presented five proposals that would overhaul the school assignment system. Their goal is that students can […]

September 24, 2012Boston, Boston Public Schools, Education, Massachusetts

MCAS Results Released

Results from Massachusetts’ statewide standardized tests, the MCAS (short for Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System), were released last week. The Boston Globe summarized […]

September 6, 2012CityConnects, Education

City Connects & Special Education

Education Week published an article earlier this week about San Diego public schools and their high Special Education referral rate for English […]

September 5, 2012Boston College, CityConnects

City Connects 2012 Progress Report Published

We are pleased to announce the publication of the City Connects Progress Report 2012, detailing results from the 2010-11 academic year. Again […]

September 4, 2012Boston Public Schools, News

Back to School 2012

Thursday is the first day of school for Boston Public School students–about 56,000 of whom will be returning to one of Boston’s […]

August 27, 2012Boston, Education, Health & Wellness

New Study Shows School has Large Role in Kids’ Health Disparities

A study published in the August 23 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine by a consortium led by Boston Children’s […]

August 6, 2012Boston Public Schools, Education

New Report from Boston Public Schools about School Choice

Boston Public Schools (BPS) released the findings of a survey issued to parents/caregivers about the school choice system. To increase transparency about […]