Schools

Boston School Choice Advisory Committee Selects No Zone Home-Based/A Plan

The Mayor’s External Advisory Committee on Student Assignment has recommended the “no zone” Home-Based/A school choice plan that creates a list of schools for each student based on his or her family’s home address. In this model, each student has at least six choices based on school quality. Read more on how Home-Based/A works. Eliot School Read More…

Schools Transportation

Boston Public Schools Closed Tuesday; Snow Emergency and Parking Ban Continue

In a collective sigh of “you’ve got to be kidding,” parents bemoaned the news that Boston Public Schools would be closed again on Tuesday, February 12th due to the ongoing snow emergency. Tuesday’s weather forecast for Boston? Clear, highs in the mid-40s. “The safety of our students comes first, and schools will remain closed as Read More…

Community Health & Environment Police & Fire Transportation

Sunday Blizzard Update – T Service Resumes, Trash on Regular Schedule But Boston Public Schools Closed Monday

As of mid-day on Sunday, February 10th, the clean-up and recovery efforts from the Blizzard of 2013 are continuing with the following headlines: Boston Public Schools will be closed on Monday, February 11th … read more Parking Ban & Snow Emergency remain in effect … read more Trash and recycling are on a normal schedule Read More…

Schools Transportation

Boston Snow Emergency Declared Starting Friday at Noon; Boston Public Schools Closed and MTBA Shuts Down 3:30 PM on Friday

The City of Boston has declared a snow emergency, starting noon on Friday, in preparation for the upcoming winter blizzard. Other Friday impacts: Boston Public Schools are closed, the MBTA will close at 3:30 pm and all drivers are encouraged to be off the streets by noon. Parking is prohibited from snow emergency streets. On Read More…

Community Government Real Estate Schools

Where is the Money in the North End / Waterfront and Downtown Boston?

As part of its school choice/quality review, Boston Public Schools published a map of Boston’s median household income using 2011 data by census block. Enlarging the North End / Waterfront and Downtown Boston area shows some interesting dynamics. (Blue is “high” or “very high” while pink is “low” or “very low.”) The North End / Read More…

Schools

School Choice “Zone / No Zone” Options on the Table – Vote in the Poll

Proposing the most significant change for public school choice in decades, Boston Public Schools has released four new “zone” options and one “no zone” option. All of the proposals are a substantial shift away from the current large 3-zone model, with a move toward more “neighborhood schools” and less busing. Chair of the City Council Read More…

Schools

Boston Public Schools Schedules “What We Are Hearing” Community Meetings in July 2012

News release from Boston Public Schools is shown below. The nearest scheduled meetings to the North End / Waterfront are Downtown at Suffolk University, 73 Tremont Street and in Charlestown at Warren-Prescott K-8, 50 School Street. Boston Public Schools (BPS) will host additional community meetings in July to talk about ‘what we are hearing’ in Read More…

Schools

Eliot K-8 School Expansion Agreement Cheered by Parents and Officials

There was resounding applause at the Eliot K-8 School on Tuesday night as North End and Downtown Boston families joined with City and Boston Public School officials to celebrate an agreement substantially expanding the Eliot to a second campus at the nearby North Bennet Street School buildings. Importantly, BPS Superintendent Carol Johnson announced that a Read More…

Schools

Parents Frustrated by Large Wait Lists for Kindergarten at Downtown Boston and Charlestown Public Schools

It is that time of year, when parents find out Round 1 lottery results for their children in the controversial Boston Public School assignment process for Kindergarten classes. For North End / Waterfront, Downtown Boston and Charlestown parents, the news this year is extremely disappointing with increasingly large numbers of students being placed on wait Read More…

Photos & Videos Real Estate Schools

Update: North Bennet Street School and Eliot Parents Only Two Bidders For North & Richmond Street Buildings

Only two bids were received by the City of Boston for the North and Richmond Street buildings up for sale in the North End, according to sources close to the situation. A property swap plus cash proposal was submitted by the North Bennet Street School and a “public interest” bid by the Eliot K-8 School Read More…

Government Schools

Eliot School Parents Launch Expansion Campaign & Petition

The Eliot School Family Council has launched a formal petition and expansion campaign. The grass roots effort aims to “resolve our crisis of space” that currently exists at the nearly 300 year-old Eliot K-8 public school located in the North End. The petition letter calls for “a long-term solution to the Eliot School’s expansion needs Read More…

Community Schools

NEWMA Update: BPS First Round Ends Feb. 3rd & Mandarin Playgroup Starting

Boston Public Schools First Round Registration Ends This Friday, February 3, 2012 The Boston Public Schools offer a variety of academic, social and cultural experiences that are hard to match  anywhere else. Families can make choices from a customized list of schools that typically includes more than 20 elementary schools. When you register, we strongly Read More…