LOCAL NEWS
Forum brings minorities closer to opportunitiesMinority and women contractors seeking business opportunities gathered at Massachusetts Minority Contractors Association (MMCA)'s Dorchester office recently to hear about upcoming construction projects and potential opportunities for small businesses. More » |
Taking it to the streetsWhen Matthew Osofisan sat next to Michael Toney as a freshman in his first class at Northeastern University (NU), he did not expect to share more than notes with his classmate. More » |
BPS superintendent talks about closing achievement gapSome major cities have departed from tradition and hired people who have never been educators as school superintendents, on the theory that their managerial skills will whip public school systems into shape. More » |
Growing diversity demands dramatic redistricting reformThe emerging demography of Boston over the two last decades has virtually transformed the city's neighborhoods, creating new social and electoral enclaves in communities that were once racially, culturally and economically monolithic. More » |
