Jamaica Plain, Boston, MA
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Get the morning briefMayor Wu and BPS Launch First AI Educator Ambassadors
Sep 2 · East Boston Times-Free Press →
BPS holds Back-to-School Webinar today ahead of new school year
Sep 1 · Boston Public Schools →
Boston Public Schools launches 2026-2027 homeschooling portal
Sep 1 · Boston Public Schools →
Scaffolding Remains at English High as Second School Year Begins
Aug 28 · CBS Boston →
State Watchdog Finds BPS Misspent $867,000 in Public Funds
Aug 28 · Hoodline →
JP Librarian Hosts Virtual Children's Mental Health Storytime Today
Aug 27 · Vital Village Networks →
BPS Holds Summer Graduation Ceremony
Boston Public Schools holds its district-wide summer graduation ceremony for Class of 2026 students at the Thomas M. Menino Convention & Exhibition Center on Aug. 26 at 6 p.m.
Aug 26 · Boston Public Schools →
Shaw-Taylor School Design Presentation Set for Today
The School Building Committee meets Tuesday, August 25 from 2:30 to 4 p.m. to review the Shaw-Taylor Elementary School preliminary design program and vote on submitting it to the Massachusetts School Building Authority.
Aug 25 · City of Boston →
KIPP Finance Committee Reviews Budget and Debt Items Today
The KIPP Academy Massachusetts Finance and Facilities Committee meets virtually Tuesday, August 25 at 3:30 p.m. to review FY26 budget-to-actuals, a debt covenant restructure, capital-planning impacts, and facilities items.
Aug 25 · City of Boston →
Boston Prep welcomes transitional grades for first day of school
Boston Prep charter public school begins its academic year today, hosting transitional first days for students in grades 6, 9, and those new to grades 7, 8 and 10.
Aug 24 · Boston Prep →
Coalition Files Brief Defending Equal Access to Exam Schools
A multi-racial coalition of Boston student and parent groups filed a legal brief Aug. 17 in the First Circuit Court of Appeals defending equal-access admissions for selective exam schools.
Boston Public Schools to open bids for multi-year food distribution
Bidding closes today at 2:00 p.m. for a contract to distribute food and supplies across the BPS network through 2030.
Aug 10 · Boston.gov →
AI-powered Alpha School to open in former Croft space in JP
WBUR reported Aug. 7 that Alpha School, a national AI-based private school network, is opening a Jamaica Plain campus at 3815 Washington St., in the space vacated when the debt-laden Croft School closed this year.
Aug 9 · WBUR →
UP Academy Finance Committee holds budget review meeting
The Finance Committee for UP Academy Boston and UP Academy Dorchester holds a virtual public meeting today, August 7, 2026, at 9:30 a.m. to discuss unaudited FY26 financials and an amended FY27 budget.
Aug 7 · Boston.gov →
Boston School Committee Votes on Over $5 Million in Grants
The Boston School Committee met virtually Wednesday, Aug. 5, at 5:30 p.m. to vote on approving $5,074,222 in educational and behavioral health grants.
Aug 6 · City of Boston →
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