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Boston’s non-exam high schools suffer from dwindling enrollment, poor student outcomes, report finds

Boston’s competitive exam schools, led by Boston Latin School, command much attention. But the vast majority of public school students attend one of the city’s 31 other high schools.

2026-2027 Best High Schools in the Boston, MA Area

Pioneer Charter School of Science 2 (PCSS-2) is ranked 12th within Massachusetts. Students have the opportunity to take Advanced Placement® coursework and exams. The AP® participation rate... Read ...

Boston announces 1,600 ‘learn-and-earn’ school year jobs for high schoolers

Boston high school students can apply for over 1,600 school year jobs through the city’s new public-private partnership ...

British International School of Boston Ranked one of the Top Schools in the U.S. by Niche, and #2 Private K-12 School in Boston

BOSTON, Oct. 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The British International School of Boston (BISB), part of the Nord Anglia Education global family, has been recognized in the 2026 Niche School Rankings as ...

Boston schools reopen Tuesday: What drivers need to know as 600+ buses hit the roads

Boston Public Schools students are heading back to class Tuesday, and drivers should expect more traffic, more pedestrians and hundreds of school buses on the roads.

Boston exam school admissions put under the microscope, again

After five years of tweaking and re-tweaking controversial policies seeking to create fair and equitable exam school admissions, the Boston School Committee has restarted a comprehensive search for ...

Boston school officials talk buses, teacher layoffs, attendance

As the new school year kicks off, district officials reported early trends in bus performance, attendance, staffing and more at the first School Committee meeting of the year. “I’m happy to report ...

Some Boston public schools are magnets for private dollars. Most aren't so lucky

Public dollars fund Boston’s public schools. But many communities supplement with private donations — and those dollars ...

Boston school enrollment increases for first time in a decade

When Boston’s Mattahunt Elementary School opened its dual-language Haitian Creole program for 4-year-olds in 2017, the school had fewer than 300 students and the district had just started what would ...

Boston retrofits 120-year-old school with AC, giving 400 students their first cool September

The school, built in 1905, now runs on a cleaner setup that no longer uses fossil fuels.

Boston Public Schools ‘wasted’ nearly $860K in taxpayer dollars, state report finds

A report released Wednesday by the Massachusetts Inspector General’s Office found that Boston Public Schools “wasted” nearly $860,000 by not following “basic procurement and business operations.” ...

Is Denzel Boston playing today? Why Browns WR is off to quiet start in Week 3

Cleveland Browns wide receiver Denzel Boston is off to a slow start in the Week 3 game against the Carolina Panthers.

Bruins news: Boston finally picks next captain after record-breaking drought post-Brad Marchand

The Boston Bruins filled their captaincy vacancy Sunday , naming forward David Pastrnak the 28th captain in franchise history ...

Stock report: Three Hokies who are rising after 21-14 win over Boston College

Virginia Tech's comeback win over Boston College featured a career day from Jeffrey Overton Jr. and timely contributions from ...

Boston Bruins Name Captain

The Boston Bruins have announced their captain for the 2026-27 season. Forward David Pastrnak will get the honor, the ...

What we learned from Virginia Tech's 21-14 comeback win at Boston College

Virginia Tech's first one-score game of the season showed what the Hokies look like when things go wrong.

Today in Boston Celtics history: Chris Herren born; Ron Grandison, Charles Smith signed

Grandison then signed with the Celtics the following fall. The Los Angeles native's stay in Boston was a short one, just 72 ...

Hundreds of flights canceled at Boston Logan Airport as nor’easter disrupts travel

A powerful nor’easter is causing major travel disruptions today, with more than 250 flights canceled at Boston Logan ...

Virginia Tech rallies past Boston College behind Jeffrey Overton Jr.

The Hokies improved to 4-0 under first-year coach James Franklin for their best start since 2017, overcoming an eight-point fourth-quarter deficit behind a 209-yard rushing performance.

The Boston Celtics might have a training camp battle on their hands

From the likes of Devin Carter, Hayden Gray, and Milos Uzan, which will find a way to a two way deal with the Celtics this ...

Nor'easter brings floods, outages in Boston, New York, New Jersey

A nor'easter is bringing strong winds, heavy rains, flooding, power outages and canceled flights to the Northeastern Atlantic ...

Boston College coughs up fourth-quarter lead to lose to Virginia Tech in ACC opener

BC quarterback Mason McKenzie vaulted the Eagles (2-2, 0-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) ahead with back-to-back second-half ...

New York Yankees to meet Boston Red Sox in playoffs for 7th time

New York won this year's regular season series 7-6. The Yankees beat Boston in the 1999 and 2003 AL Championship Series and ...