Excellence for All is a BPS pilot program in 16 schools that is intended to raise academic standards for all students as an alternative to choosing some students for Advanced Work Class based on a standardized test score.
A Teacher Helps Students Work with a 3D Printer During a Summer Learning Program in Boston, August 2017
On July 31, 2018, the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (Perkins V) was signed into law, giving state leaders a new opportunity to improve career and technical education (CTE) programs.
By 2050, the earth’s oceans will contain more plastic straws than fish.
“Animals are dying. People are getting hurt. Plastic is polluting our planet,” said Emily Yu, a Boston 6th grader who was one of 85 Boston Public School (BPS) students in grades 4 to 6 that recently showcased their Capstone end-of-year research projects at WGBH.
At a June 15 showcase, student teams gave presentations to an audience of peers, teachers and school administrators, including former Superintendent Tommy Chang, providing a glimpse of the work they completed under the Excellence for All program.
Students, faculty and parents of the Curley K-8 School were joined by Mayor Marty Walsh and Boston Public Schools staff to celebrate the long awaited reopening of the school's library on Thursday.
In October 2017, EFA participated in INACOL's annual Conference in Orlando, FL. In this edweek.org blog post written by BPS's Managing Partner of Innovation, Sujata Bhatt reflects on the importance of framing innovation in personalized learning as an issue of social justice and creating positive education experiences for students.
Listen to EFA Director Dr. Regine Philippeaux-Pierre's speak with Larry Jacobs about EFA's impact on Education Talk Radio K-20.