A New Model for Quality Improvement in Early Education
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Improving program quality to help more children enter school ready.
Understanding Key Factors Impacting Black and Latino Male Achievement
New reports highlight challenges and opportunities for improving the academic achievement of Black and Latino young men in Boston Public Schools.
Announcing Barr’s New Director of Education
Leah Hamilton will join the Barr Foundation as its new director of education.
Education Models Worth Expanding
New education report spotlights two Barr grantees as models worth expanding and replicating.
From the President – December 2014
As 2014 draws to a close, three key decisions that will guide Barr into its next era.
Barr’s Rahn Dorsey Appointed Boston’s First Chief of Education
Our colleague Rahn Dorsey has been appointed by Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh to his cabinet as the City’s first chief of education.
A New Approach to Scaling High-Quality Pre-Kindergarten
Building on its highly successful pre-kindergarten program, Boston Public Schools (BPS) has teamed up with community-based early care and education centers providing preschool programs to share what has worked well and to test a new way to expand access to high-quality early education.
Building on What's Working in Early Education in Boston
Ambitious goals and new developments set to expand and build on successful efforts to provide high-quality pre-kindergarten programs in Boston.
Strategies for Children Recognized for Statewide Advocacy Work
The Barr Foundation congratulates its long-time grantee Strategies for Children on receiving the 2014 Excellence in Advocacy Award from the Massachusetts Nonprofit Network.
New Report Raises Stakes for Education in Massachusetts
A new project from the Rennie Center for Education Research & Policy sets out to provide an annual review of student progress and proficiency to inform education leaders and policy makers about what we are doing well and where we need to improve.