Boston public schools (BPS) is the largest school district in Massachusetts and New England, and the 76th largest school district in the United States. BPS provides school bus transportation to 25,000 students, which include about 5,000 students with special needs. The relatively high proportion...
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It's now been nearly two months since Boston Public Schools unveiled new technology intended to improve the reliability and on-time performance of the buses that transport thousands of students. As NBC10 Boston reported in September, the bus-tracking mobile app, Zum, had a...
Boston Public Schools said that all the students onboard were eighth graders and that four people, including some students, were taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation. The bus was not a part of the BPS yellow school bus fleet but was hired from a third party. ...
DORCHESTER - Boston Public Schools rolled out the red carpet Thursday for students heading back to school as teachers begin the year with no contract. At the Joseph Lee School in Dorchester, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu was there to hand out pencils to students. Boston Mayor Michelle Wu hands out...
At that time, Boston Public Schools officials said delays are common in the first week of school. But two weeks later, the issue still persists. "Just this morning, I got a call from a single mom where three weeks into school she still doesn't have a bus for her son," ...
Boston Public Schools’ Linda Chen talks equal access, school closures at Globe SummitTop BPS transportation official apologizes for late buses during City Council hearing Now, it’s possible that Bostonians aren’t following the process because the city hasn’t publicized the vacancy enough. In an...
Boston Latin School 7-12 Public 2483 StudentsBoston Public Schools 8/10 GreatSchools Rating Parent Rating Average The level of learning at this school is amazing. Students are pushed to be their best academically. There are also so many opportunities available for students that give them experience...
Science coach Fernando Cleves checked students in as they disembarked their bus at Higginson-Lewis K-8 School in Boston on Sept. 18.Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff When Judge W. Arthur Garrity Jr. ordered the desegregation of Boston’s public schools in 1974, the ruling sparked protests that ma...
School Field Trips.Due to budget constraints, schools are always on the lookout for cheaper options for transporting children to field trips. This is especially true of public schools. Field trip planning requires finding the right charter bus company and more importantly a reliable and approved ...