A new private school that uses personalized AI-powered learning to free up students to work on more hands-on workshops, is opening in Jamaica Plain. The Alpha School is opening two locations in Boston, with one of them in the old Croft School location. The Alpha School has opened schools across the country, and is well-funded—an Alpha executive told the Boston School Committee that the company’s founder has committed more than $1 billion to the national…
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Croft School co-founder Scott Given issued an apology for lying to the private school’s community about hiding $13 million in debt that is resulting in the Jamaica Plain school’s closure later this month. Given said he “distorted reality repeatedly” and that he accepts full responsibility for his actions. (Read the full letter below) Meanwhile, teachers and staff members at the Jamaica Plain campus filed a lawsuit on June 4 in Suffolk Superior Court against the…
Jamaica Plain resident Quiana Wilson delivered a moving address at the Roxbury Community College graduation about her journey to pursue a college degree 20 years after she started. “Honor that inner voice that is calling you higher. Do not let your circumstances define your identity. And do not forget that your best days are ahead of you,” said the 46-year-old at the ceremony on May 15. Wilson was one of 300 graduating students, the largest…
Jamaica Plain resident Courtney Swartz is the founder of the Douglass Ridley School, which will open this fall to kindergarten and first graders. Swartz answered questions about why she wanted to create the school, its focus, and its longterm goals. Q: Why did you want to create the Douglass Ridley School? Swartz: I wanted to create the Douglass Ridley School because Boston schools are failing our kids. Eight out of nine kids in Boston attend…
After failed attempts to sell the school, the Croft School announced that it will close at the end of the school year. In March it was learned that the school’s co-founder Scott Given had reportedly misrepresented the school’s finances, which resulted in a $13 million debt, and a need for $5 million to keep the school open the rest of the year. Parents raised enough money to keep the school open, as did its South…
Thanks to fundraising efforts by Croft School parents, the Jamaica Plain private school will remain open for the rest of school year. After shocking news that the co-founder had misrepresented the school’s finances, the Croft community jumped to raising around $5 million to keep the school open the rest of the school year. Croft School kids have also been involved in fundraising, as some students led a bake sale at the South Street mall (tennis/pickleball…
The co-founder of the Croft School has been suspended after reportedly misrepresenting the school’s finances, resulting in a $13 million debt and a need for $5 million to keep the school open for the rest of the school year. Scott Given co-founded the Jamaica Plain private school that opened at 3815 Washington St. in Forest Hills in 2017, as well as location in Providence. In recent months, the school had been looking to further expand its…
Boston parents and educators are participating in a national day of action on March 4 in protest of the federal administration cuts to schools, child care, healthcare, public services, muzzling of academic freedom and more. Locally, there will be a standout at numerous schools including the Curley K-8 School in Jamaica Plain, Mendell Elementary School in Roxbury, and Bates Elementary School and Sara Roberts Elementary School in Roslindale. The national day of action is being…
Whether you like it or not, there will be a new White Stadium in Franklin Park — so it’s important to understand the benefits the city will enjoy thanks to the new stadium. Yes, White Stadium is costing a lot more than originally thought ($325 million total), and the city footing $135 million of the cost. According to Mayor Michelle Wu, that $135 million is protected by guaranteed maximum pricing contracts. The new White Stadium…
Mike & Patty’s is donating 100 sandwiches to three schools’ teachers in the greater Boston area — and they want you to choose the schools. Visit the restaurant’s Instagram post and comment which school’s teachers you think should get the delicious sandwiches. This is not a contest. As their Insta post points out, it’s a thank you to teachers because they do a lot, “…and they don’t always get appreciated as they should.” View…