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EDITORIAL: Arming teachers in schools does not solve the issue of gun violence in America

Editors February 25, 2018

In response to the recent shooting in Parkland that claimed 17 innocent lives, President Donald Trump fired a series of tweets Thursday morning demanding that we arm our teachers with guns to prevent mass...

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh announces the launch of Boston's StartHub at the Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Building in Roxbury in October 2015. PHOTO BY MADDIE MALHOTRA/ DFP FILE PHOTO

Walsh’s FY18 budget increases funding for BPHC, BPS

Jordan Kimmel April 11, 2017

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh introduced a new $3.14 billion fiscal year budget proposal for 2018 on Wednesday, according a press release from Walsh’s office. The multibillion-dollar plan would result...

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh announces that the week of Oct. 3 will be STEM week for Boston middle schools. PHOTO COURTESY CITY OF BOSTON

Boston Public Schools celebrate first STEM Week

Lillian Brown October 6, 2016

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh stepped up to the podium in the assembly hall at Oliver H. Perry K-8 School in South Boston on Monday morning and asked a group of about 60 fourth and fifth graders, “Who...

General Electric announced that the company will donate $50 million to the Boston community following mixed reactions to plans to move its global headquarters to the city. PHOTO BY SOFIA FARENTINOS/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

General Electric pledges $50 million to local community

Paige Smith April 7, 2016

General Electric pledged Monday to invest $50 million in the City of Boston by donating to public schools, STEM workforce populations, community health centers and by making other charitable donations,...

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