By Talia Whyte
The Bay State Banner
A group of students from Smith Leadership Academy Charter School in Dorchester recently took the trip of a lifetime — traveling to Senegal during April school vacation week.
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By Talia Whyte
The Bay State Banner
As the old saying goes, children should be seen, not heard. But today, with quality of life problems growing for many Boston kids, more adults are recognizing that the city’s youth need to be part of the conversation about finding solutions.
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By Talia Whyte
The Bay State Banner
New Boston Public Schools (BPS) Superintendent Dr. Carol Johnson said that it is up to students, parents, educators and the community at large to share responsibility for reforming education during a forum at Freedom House in Roxbury on Saturday.
Johnson’s remarks came one day after the release of a new Boston school system report revealing that nearly half of Boston students don’t graduate from the city’s public high schools in four years.
Serving notice that she will not be the “lady sheriff” doing all the work to improve the present system, Johnson said, “The city has to come together. It is our collective energy and work together that will help our students be successful.”
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