
Latest reporting from the Education desk.
Latest reporting from the Education desk.
Latest reporting from the Education desk.

Education
Niche's 2027 Best School Districts in America list ranks Brookline third in the Greater Boston area, behind Dover-Sherborn and Needham, in a district-level evaluation separate from the high school ranking that placed Brookline High fifth statewide.

Education
Brookline High School ranked No. 5 among Massachusetts public high schools in Niche's 2027 national rankings, earning A-plus grades in academics and teachers while the analysis dropped SAT/ACT scores from its methodology for the first time.

Education
Niche's 2027 Best School Districts in America list ranks Brookline third in the Greater Boston area, behind Dover-Sherborn and Needham, in a district-level evaluation separate from the high school ranking that placed Brookline High fifth statewide.

Education
Niche's 2027 Best School Districts in America list ranks Brookline third in the Greater Boston area, behind Dover-Sherborn and Needham, in a district-level evaluation separate from the high school ranking that placed Brookline High fifth statewide.

Education
View MoreBrookline High School released its staggered opening-day schedule for Sept. 3–4, with ninth-graders arriving first on Day 1 and a split-lunch system determined by subject area across both days.

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View MoreA Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court justice approved Brookline's petition to broaden eligibility for the $3.2 million Abbie W. Deane Scholarship Fund, which had gone 89% unused because its 1914 terms restricted awards to female BHS graduates attending only Radcliffe or Simmons.

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View MoreBrookline High School ranked No. 493 nationally and 19th in Massachusetts in U.S. News & World Report's 2026-27 Best High Schools rankings, placing it in the top 3 percent of nearly 18,000 public high schools evaluated on college readiness, state assessments and other measures.

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View MoreBrookline METCO Director Malcolm Cawthorne revealed that METCO students' average science GPA drops from 3.3 in eighth grade to 1.9 in ninth grade, calling on the district to use data to identify struggling students during a panel discussion at Coolidge Corner Theatre on Aug. 2.

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View MoreThe Public Schools of Brookline will hold a virtual information session on Wednesday, December 9, at 6:30 p.m. to guide families through kindergarten enrollment for the 2026-27 school year, with interpretation in four languages.

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View MoreBrookline's METCO program is seeking 100 contributors of all ages to write paid personal reflections for a 60th anniversary archive, with each writer receiving $100 and submissions due Thursday, October 1.
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