Boston Public Schools
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Empowered by Torch program, student wants to inspire others as teacher
Northeastern’s Torch Scholars Program will celebrate its 10-year anniversary with a ceremony on Thursday evening. “When I talk about Torch, I get emotional,” says rising…
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With Fulbright, Northeastern student wants to fuse education and violence prevention
Graduating senior Esther Laaninen has received a Fulbright fellowship to teach English in Colombia. She says her global experiences and teaching opportunities in communities around…
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Partnership inks pledge to advance youth’s writing skills
Northeastern has joined forces with the local nonprofit 826 Boston to establish a writing center at a Roxbury school that provides students with everything from…
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Shutting down the digital divide
On Tuesday, Northeastern University and Comcast celebrated an ongoing partnership aimed at connecting more low-income families in Boston to the Internet through PSAs and digital…
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Balfour Academy celebrates three decades of success
A Northeastern community program that helps prepare young Boston residents for college turns 30 this summer.
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Data with the stars
Students in Northeastern’s Foundation Year program proved math concepts apply to real-world issues in a presentation to a trio of local politicians and celebrities.
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Welcome to college
Northeastern’s Center for STEM Education hosted 160 middle-school students for an all-day program that introduced the teens to collegiate life.
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Engineering success
Two Northeastern University mathematics professors have won a grant from the National Science Foundation to help students pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and math.
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3Qs: A ‘history’ lesson for educators
Shaunna Harrington, CPS professor and former Boston high school teacher, assesses how educators can help boost students’ slumping test scores…
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Children write their own profiles in courage
More than 40 Boston sixth-graders are recognized for their essays at the 20th annual Max Warburg Courage Curriculum luncheon…
