Education – The Scope

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Changemaker: Mehzabin Shaikh, co-owner of restaurant Guru the Caterer

April 6, 2020

Amanda Rust, a Wikipedia expert and resource librarian at Northeastern University, teaches a group of new Wikipedia editors. / Photo by Katelyn Sahagian

Edit-a-thon adds more female artists to Wikipedia

March 17, 2020

Marina Rodríguez, East Boston's Nueva Vida Christian Church English program director, helping immigrants in Boston learn English and live with dignity. Photo by Maria Aguirre Torres.

Changemaker: Marina Rodríguez, English program director at Nueva Vida Christian Church

February 24, 2020

Tony Richards sets up for practice at Orchard Gardens School, once the students have proven they're just as hardworking in the classroom as they are on the court. Photo by Rich Trombetta.

Changemaker: Tony Richards, founder of No Books No Ball

February 20, 2020

BuildBPS, school safety and the 2020 Census were all on the agenda at this week's Boston City Council meeting in City Hall. Photo by Jordan Erb.

Boston City Council meeting Jan. 29, 2020

January 30, 2020

Boston Public Library permits card-holders to borrow portable wifi hotspots for up to three weeks. Photo by Eileen O’Grady.

Boston Public Library program lets patrons take wifi home and promotes digital equity

January 29, 2020

Play Reading Book Club members pass the maraca around the room and discuss the play, their reactions and hopes for the sessions. Photo courtesy of Play Reading Book Club coordinator Katelyn Burke.

Book club brings theater to all audiences and makes arts more inclusive

December 18, 2019

(Left to right) Catherine Gaggioli, Judy Gelman and Araceli Hintermeister founded Books on the T in Boston in 2017. Photo courtesy of Catherine Gaggioli.

Changemaker: Catherine Gaggioli, Books on the T co-founder

November 25, 2019

Cindy Rowe, executive director of the Jewish Alliance for Law and Social Action. Photo by Eileen O'Grady.

Changemaker: Cindy Rowe, executive director of the Jewish Alliance for Law and Social Action

November 19, 2019

Magdalena Ayed, executive director of the Harborkeepers, sits in a conference room in her East Boston building. Photo by Jordan Erb.

Changemaker: Magdalena Ayed, fighting climate change and protecting coastal communities

November 5, 2019

(From left to right) At-large City Councilor candidates, Councilor Michael Flaherty, Councilor Annissa Essaibi-George, Alejandra St. Guillen, Erin Murphy, David Halbert, Julia Mejia and Councilor Michelle Wu, met on Tuesday, Oct. 1 at Florian Hall to discuss voters' issues. Photo by Alexa Gagosz.

At-large candidates call for separate planning department, question exam school admissions

October 3, 2019

Corina Gill and Isaac Akiba in Leonid Yakobson's Rodin; photo by Rachel Neville Photography; courtesy of Boston Ballet

Jamaica Plain ballerino beat the odds to captivate Boston Ballet audiences

August 28, 2019

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