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By Richard Campbell To contemporary visitors Boston Light is an historical tourist attraction that greets boats to the Boston Harbor from Little Brewster Island, but for so many Bostonians it is a point of pridebeing the first and last lighthouse station in the nation. The greater history of Boston Light reveals a complex technological, social and political evolution; making it more than one of the critical symbols of our nation’s founding. For past generations, the light was not merely a welcoming beacon, but a key navigational aid that often made the difference between life and death for seafaring crews sailing into the risky waters of Nantasket Roads, the primary entrance channel of Boston Harbor. Sea trade was naturally the lifeblood of the new colony: providing [...]

Boston Arts Academy is one of only 20 schools from across the country to receive recognition as a “School of Opportunity,” a coveted national designation honoring excellent public high schools that engage in practices that build on students’ strengths and create supported learning opportunities for all students.   “Boston Arts Academy’s innovative approach to curriculum and student support particularly stood out to the national team of reviewers,” said Carol Burris, School of Opportunity project co-director.   The National Education Policy Center (NEPC), based at the University of Colorado Boulder, sponsors the Schools of Opportunity project, which identifies excellent public high schools that actively strive to close opportunity gaps — the differences in opportunities and resources that drive the well-known achievement gaps.   “Schools play a [...]