Multigenerational Group Tackles Challenges in Boston’s School System

Multigenerational Group Tackles Challenges in Boston’s School System

General, Mini-Hack
    The issue of equity is not low-hanging fruit... This month's mini-hack brought together community members of diverse backgrounds with a stake in the same mission— the betterment of the Boston public school system. It is no secret that with such expansive regional jurisdiction, issues of student allocation, school quality, and coordination of the two arise. The waitlisting system— albeit stressful— has gotten the job done for most Boston residents in the past, but for the few students who fall through the cracks every year, it has become imperative for school administrators to seek out a solution. Educators, BPS students, parents, and community members engaged in unrelenting dialogue, considering every step of the student and parents' journey and all possible bottlenecks from transportation to institutional transparency to perceptions of…
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A week in the life of … a student entrepreneur

General
Jennifer Kim Last Saturday was my birthday and the first thing that I had to do was wake up, get ready, and go to Bootcamp and mentor. Now, if I was going to spend my special day at ‘work', I wasn't going to just show up -- ergo me showing up in a Stitch onesie! After another heated session of Bootcamp, my techie friends and I went to Boston to celebrate. We saw a movie called Zootopia, and the main character really resembled my own background; being a techie girl among a bunch of smart guys vs. a little bunny from a little town struggling to become a cop in Zootopia (where "everyone gets along and anyone could be anything") among other bigger and stronger animals. The best part about…
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