We are proud to share that Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School recently received a Boston Public Schools School Quality Framework Tier 1 designation. In fact, the school moved from the lowest designation, Tier 4, to Tier 1 in just four years.
Boston Public Schools devised the School…
Read an excerpt from BTR Cohort 20 graduate Robin Chen’s graduation speech:
“Throughout this year, you have all proven yourself to be capable and empathetic educators – not just for students, but for each other. Here are some of the biggest…
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has selected Dearborn STEM Academy, in partnership with Franklin Cummings Tech, as one of its first STEM Tech Career Academies. An initiative of the Massachusetts Workforce Skills Cabinet, these Academies align education, workforce, and economic development strategies across the state. The new six-year programs will enable high school students…
We recently caught up with Carlos Rodriguez, Dearborn class of 2019. Carlos was a graduate of our first Computer Science Pathway cohort.
Having dreamed of a career in game design, Carlos was able to make it a reality by dedicating himself to the work of the thoughtfully designed Computer Science Pathway. Carlos credits…
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We recently spoke to Teresa Fontes, Dearborn STEM Academy ‘22, a first year student at College of the Holy Cross about her experience at Dearborn and how she feels prepared for college and career success.
Teresa traveled to the United States in 2016 from Cape Verde and entered Dearborn in grade 7 the following year,…
Dearborn STEM Academy Class of 2020 graduate Breedjully Barbosa, shared his high school and college experiences and tips for success with current Dearborn seniors as he prepares to graduate from Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology this spring. Read his full speech below.
“Attending Benjamin…
We’ve heard it said so many times: high schools should prepare all students for college and career. Although the field of education has been focused on “college and career” for nearly a decade, the truth is that too many schools prepare only some
We launched Boston Teacher Residency in 2003 as a joint initiative between the Boston Public Schools and Boston Plan for Excellence and designed the program to meet the evolving needs of Boston’s children and families. We have since prepared a diverse group of over 700 teachers in high need areas such as math,…
This school year marks my 30th year working in education, all but two of which have been in Boston. I started as a 7th and 8th grade teacher, and since then I have taught high school, served as a supervisor and coach of teachers, been part of…
