Schools

Federated Dorchester Neighborhood Houses' new focus on shepherding Dot's youth onto the college track is bearing fruit, says director Mark Culliton. In what was once called FDNH's GED program - but now is referred to as college prep 0 14 former high... Read more
As the start of the new school year quickly approaches, there are many new and exciting developments in the Boston Public Schools that children and families will certainly notice by the time the first bell rings. I have had the distinct pleasure of... Read more
Gov. Deval Patrick last week signed a bill aimed at reducing the school drop-out rate by setting up a commission to look into the problem. The bill (S 2766) was shepherded through the Legislature by Dorchester's state Rep. Marie St. Fleur. Boston has a... Read more
Gov. Deval Patrick last week signed a bill aimed at reducing the school drop-out rate by setting up a commission to look into the problem. The bill (S 2766) was shepherded through the Legislature by Dorchester's state Rep. Marie St. Fleur. Boston has a... Read more
As rumor mills go, St. Peter's Parish is no different than any other in this age of church closings and parochial school consolidations. So when the 7:30 mass was taken off the weekly schedule, and the church bulletin called the faithful together for a... Read more
Employing Dorchester as a backdrop, Gov. Deval Patrick this week officially unveiled his highly-anticipated education reform effort, dubbed the Readiness Project. The raft of proposals - full-day kindergarten and universal pre-kindergarten, a "portfolio"... Read more
As the school year draws to a close, the three schools that make up the Dorchester Education Complex are all on the brink of leadership changes. The complex on Dunbar Avenue, which houses the Edward G. Noonan Business Academy, the Academy of Public... Read more
St. Peter's School had their last day of school ever last Friday, ending 110 years of Catholic education on Bowdoin Street. At the last graduation ceremony Thursday night, some parents said they hadn't found new schools for their children yet, others... Read more
At St. Kevin's School, the final day was celebrated with a special mass for the school. Tears and laughter and plenty of song carried off the students inside the chapel on Columbia Road. Fr. Tim Kearney, a former St. Kevin's seventh-grade teacher,... Read more

Pages

Subscribe to Schools