Due to repainting at the Hennigan Elementary School, volunteer organizers have decided to postpone the restoration of an orchard on the building's grounds to prevent contamination by PCB, a toxic compound.
At a public meeting last week, Superintendent Carol Johnson highlighted new initiatives for Boston Public Schools.
Summer graduation ceremony recognizes Boston Public Schools' class of 2011.
City Hall event designed to get kids and parents amped up for school.
Ten city students paint a "trophy" mural behind English football field.
A group of costumed students from the Eliot School plan to march to JP Center this morning.
The school is one of nine in Boston Public Schools that are being closed or merged.
Ninety two graduates of English High School received their diplomas Saturday afternoon at Boston University's Metcalf Hall.
Each week "Whiz Kids" highlights the accomplishments of classes, teams or individual young people in Jamaica Plain.
It's graduation season all over the Boston area.
The Boston Harbor Hotel hosted a luncheon for the students and their families.
The uniforms, which will be required as of fall, were designed by students.
Mayor Thomas Menino cuts the ribbon on long-used outdoor learning space, which is new this year.
The start of the spring fishing season began as students from the Kennedy, Curley and one other Boston Public school got an up-close lesson about fish.
“There are too many pizza parlors in Jamaica Plain,” said one sixth-grader. “It’s greasy and unhealthy, and cheap so kids eat it all the time."
City Councilor John Connolly wants Boston Public Schools to hire a nutrition expert.
The annual fundraiser was especially important given budget cuts at the Boston Public Schools.
The Agassiz School, which is slated to close later this year, is part of a discrimination complaint to the US Department of Education.
Connolly calling for Superintendent Johnson and school officials to explain why schools may have been serving food two years past expiration date.
Shortly after completing four years of medical school, Rebecca Lewis took a surprising turn by leaving medicine to teach science at Jamaica Plain's English High.
Individuals, whole families, sport teams, teachers with their classes, all made a worthwhile holiday. / Individuos, familias, equipos deportivos, maestros con sus clases, todos llevando a cabo un día de vacación memorable.
The School Committee voted unanimously for a sweeping reform of the district, shuttering nine schools and merging others.