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February 25, 2023 0

The Missing School Children: Massive Learning Setbacks from the Pandemic

The latest signs of the end of the pandemic are upon us. The Biden administration plans to let coronavirus public health emergency provisions expire in May, and individual states are ending various COVID mandates as well. New York is dropping hospital mask mandates and vaccine mandates for city workers, while California has decided against enacting vaccine mandates for schoolchildren and is ending its own state of emergency on February 28. For most Americans, COVID is no longer a top concern. […]

July 18, 2022 0

“It’s always at the back of my mind that someone could shoot us all up.”

by Sasha Lianski

“School is a place to learn, it isn’t a place for us to go and fear for our lives”. This was stated in an interview with Laura, a sophomore at Brookline High school. While Laura is just one person in the sea of thousands of pupils, her thoughts are on everyone’s mind. It seems that just like in the cold war, when kids were taught to duck under their desks in case of a nuclear bomb threat, so are kids […]

September 3, 2021 0

New Josiah Quincy Upper School plans for fall

by Shira Laucharoen

The development of the new Josiah Quincy Upper School building is on schedule. The construction of the facility on Washington Street will mark a milestone for the school’s community, as students and teachers have been in temporary spaces, which did not accommodate the school’s growing needs, for a long time. While some community members have expressed concerns about the usage of the site and how building will impact the environment, they have also stated that it is important for students […]

Jay Liu Emerson College student job search

May 21, 2021 0

International graduates navigate job search challenges in the U.S.

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Standing in the Boston Common his freshman year in 2016, Jay Liu wears his Emerson College T-shirt proudly as he smiles for the camera (Photo courtesy of Jay Liu). By Jocelyn Yang and Tivara Tanudjaja (請點這裡閱讀中文版。) When Jay Liu graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Emerson College in December 2020, he hoped he would be working as a film editor soon. But months went by as he sat in his Boston apartment holding his resume, portfolio and work authorization […]

sketch or diagram for Josiah Quincy Upper School building

April 2, 2021 0

Josiah Quincy Upper School building construction to begin in summer

by Shira Laucharoen

(請點這裡閱讀中文版。) Boston Public Schools, the Boston Public Facilities Department, and the Massachusetts School Building Authority held a community meeting on March 23 to discuss the development of the new Josiah Quincy Upper School building. Also behind the project are the Boston Office of Neighborhood Services, HMFH Architects, Skanska USA Building, and Turner Construction. Construction for the building, which will be designed for students in grades 6-12, will begin in July this year. “The Josiah Quincy Upper School is a pilot […]

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