While many Boston residents spent the pandemic working safely from home, Cleo Cotton headed out the door around 6 each morning to assume her post as an essential worker. In the kitchen of Frederick Pilot Middle School, a Boston Public
The first day of kindergarten is a day of high hopes and high anxiety. At Boston Public Schools (BPS), wide-eyed children met their teachers and entered new classrooms, while parents toed the sidelines with hugs and encouragement. But this year,
Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology (BFIT) has become the fourth college to join the Tuition-Free Community College Plan and the first private school to do so, Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced on Wednesday. “We want to make sure that all
Just over a year ago, the Mayor’s Office of Workforce Development awarded technical assistance grants to four adult education programs in the City of Boston. The goal was to help these programs explore new ways to assist students with their
Communities across the United States have started launching children’s savings account (CSA) programs to help families save for their children’s college futures. But Boston’s CSA program, whose pilot is set to launch in Fall 2016, stands out in an important
The Mayor’s Office of Workforce Development, in partnership with Boston Public Schools, has rolled out the Tuition-Free Community College Plan to help low-income eligible BPS graduates better afford college. The plan, launched June 1st, will pay for up to three years of
Mayor Walsh has announced five Boston Public Schools that will participate in the pilot of the city’s new Children’s Savings Account (CSA) program. In Fall 2016, kindergarteners at Harvard/Kent Elementary School, James Otis Elementary School, McKay K-8 School, Franklin D.