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A New Headmaster For Boston Latin School: Rachel Skerritt
Rachel Skerritt is currently the deputy chief of leadership development for the District of Columbia Public Schools. The Dorchester native is also a Boston Latin alumn.
Federal Investigation Finds Race-Based Discrimination At Boston Latin School
U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz announced Monday afternoon that her office's investigation found a pattern of race-based discrimination at Boston's prestigious exam school.
Boston's Exam School Initiative Sees Increase In Black, Latino Students
This year, the racial makeup of Boston's exam school initiative are flipped, with 46 percent of the students participating are black and Latino.
How Can Minority Students Have Better Access To Boston's Exam Schools?
This week, sixth-graders aspiring to attend one of Boston's three exam schools are hitting the books with a two-week prep course that aims to prepare them for the ISEE.
Week In Review: Another Walsh Indictment And New Boston Latin Leader
We go behind the week's headlines with Charlie Chieppo and Dante Ramos.
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New Interim Headmaster Named At Boston Latin School
Mayor Marty Walsh praised longtime Boston Public Schools educator Michael Contompasis, who was named interim headmaster of Boston Latin School.
Week In Review: Boston Latin School, Gun Debate, Nurses Strike
Our weekly news round table looks at bigger issues with Boston Latin School and the other big stories of the week.
Boston Officials Meet With Boston Latin School Staff
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh and Boston Public Schools Superintendent Tommy Chang met with the faculty of Boston Latin School.
Addressing Racial Climate At Boston Latin, Boston Public Schools
There's more fallout from Tuesday's resignation of the headmaster of Boston Latin School. Lynne Mooney Teta stepped down after months of controversy and an ongoing federal inquiry into allegations of...
Former Headmaster Responds To Allegations Of Racism At Boston Latin School
There's one thing our guests have agreed on when it comes to the allegations of racism at Boston Latin School -- the current controversy is the latest chapter in a...
Mayor Walsh Talks Opioids, Marijuana Legalization, Housing And Boston Latin
We spoke with Boston Mayor Marty Walsh about the state legislature's opioid bill, challenges at Boston Public Schools, MBTA fare hikes and his passionate opposition to a November ballot question...
U.S. Attorney's Office To Investigate Possible Civil Rights Violations At Boston Latin
Wednesday, U.S. Attorney for the district of Massachusetts Carmen Ortiz announced that her office would be launching its own investigation into alleged civil rights violations at BLS.
Week In Review: Boston Latin, Somerville Versus Wynn Resorts, Cell-Phone Tracking
Our Week In Review panel takes you behind the headlines.
How To Handle Racial Climate At Boston Latin School
Michael Curry, president of the Boston chapter of the NAACP and other black leaders in the city said they planned to file a complaint with the US Attorney's Office, demanding...
Week In Review: Scalia's Legacy, MBTA Woes, Race At Boston Latin
Our week in review panelists, Nancy Gertner and Jim Stergios, go behind the headlines.
Black At BLS: Race And Sensitivity At Boston Latin School
On Martin Luther King Day this year, two students at the prestigious Boston Latin School launched a social media campaign: #BlackatBLS.
Week In Review: Walsh And Wynn, Boston Latin, Governor Baker's Budget, And Buddy Cianci
Our Week In Review panelists, Arline Isaacson and Renée Loth, go behind this week's headlines.
Mayor Marty Walsh On Education And Affordable Housing
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh is now comfortably into his third year in his office. Walsh took calls and our questions.