The Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) has declared a public health emergency in the City of Boston due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. This will allow BPHC to increase the availability of staff and resources dedicated to the response effort. Declaring a public health emergency can also help cities seeking additional resources and support from Read More…
Mayor Walsh and Boston Public Schools Superintendent Brenda Cassellius have announced the district-wide closure of all Boston Public Schools for students, effective on Tuesday, March 17. At this time, schools are expected to reopen on Monday, April 27, following April vacation. Schools will be open for a regular school day on Monday, March 16 to Read More…
The grand opening celebration of the Eliot Upper School took place at 585 Commercial Street on Saturday in Boston’s North End, with a large gathering of students, teachers, community members, and elected officials. The Upper School on Commercial Street started serving nearly 250 students in September 2019. With its completion, the Eliot campus now serves Read More…
Along with most other Boston Public Schools, the Eliot K-8 School in Boston’s North End has been cited for several inadequacies in the recording and tracking of student activity funds as part a citywide audit, performed by Ernst & Young and publicly released on August 31, 2018. Mayor Walsh requested the review after the IRS Read More…
The resegregation of Boston Public Schools is analyzed in the Sunday Boston Globe’s cover story. Highlighted is the return to neighborhood schooling, and the subsequent majority-white student population at the North End’s Eliot K-8 School. The majority-white schools are emerging in the same neighborhoods that had them prior to court-ordered desegregation. At the Perry K-8 in South Read More…
Join the Downtown Progressives for a discussion on equity in Boston exam school admissions on Wednesday, June 13 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Nazzaro Center. Boston’s exam schools have long been held out as the merit-based means of upward mobility for the children of Boston’s working-class families. However, these schools, the top-ranked Read More…
September 2017 marked the grand opening of the new Eliot Upper School building in Boston’s North End, serving approximately 300 students in grades 3-8. The completely reconstructed 4-story property is located at the corner of Salem and North Bennet Street, the former site of the North Bennet Street School which moved to 150 North Street. The Read More…
Principal Traci Walker-Griffith and Assistant Principal Lydia Torres were surprised by students and families to celebrate their 10 years at the Eliot K-8 Innovation School in Boston’s North End. Hundreds of students and parents joined in the cheering crowd with a show that featured dramatic speeches, boogie dances, award presentations, funky music, tears of joy and lots Read More…
Principal Traci Walker-Griffith and Assistant Principal Lydia Torres were surprised by students and families to celebrate their 10 years at the Eliot K-8 Innovation School in Boston’s North End. In addition to the hundreds of students and parents, joining the cheers at the Steriti Skating Rink were Mayor Marty Walsh, State Representative Aaron Michlewitz and officials Read More…
Eliot School Community and Boston Public Schools invite you to a presentation Discussions will focus on the new construction at the old North Bennet St. School and the master plan for the Eliot School Community Tuesday, April 8, 2014 6:00 – 7:30 pm Nazzaro Community Center 30 North Bennet Street, Boston
Each November, the Boston Public Schools begin the school choice process for the next year. But this year will be different. Changes to the student assignment plan will significantly change the school choices available to families, and improve the chances of getting a seat in the nearest schools. Today, BPS launched a new website to Read More…
The following statement was released by the City of Boston on Tuesday afternoon, October 8, 2013 regarding the bus driver strike and contingency plans by Boston Public Schools. Bus Drivers Intentions for Tomorrow Remain Uncertain: City Asks Parents to Plan Alternative Transportation for Students ALL Boston Public Schools will open one hour early tomorrow Boston Read More…