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Let's All Run the Boston Marathon Next Year

Ready to react to the Boston bombing? Lace up your running shoes.

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Inspiration Intermission: The First Woman to Run the Boston Marathon

Katherine Switzer tells the story of how she became the first woman to run the Boston Marathon in 1967.

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Government, To Go: Boston Takes City Hall on the Road

"City Hall To Go" is a new branch of Boston government inspired by a food truck.

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If You Lived Here, You'd Be Home Now: Holiday Time in Boston

Growing up in Boston in the 1980s, the holiday season ushered in wool crewneck sweaters and baggy corduroys in shades inspired by autumn vegetables.

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The School of Our Dreams Might Actually Exist

One public school in Boston is focused on building students' collaborative—rather than competitive—abilities.

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Inspiring Students Combine STEM and Storytelling to Power Green LEGO City

Thanks to LEGOs, hands-on STEM learning just got a lot more enjoyable.

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Can Harvard's New Innovation Lab Crank Out Entrepreneurs?

The lab of fresh ideas and collaboration is set to open this fall.

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Developing Better Teachers by Training Them Like Medical School Residents

A new training program is educating teachers the way medical schools educate doctors. Can it help close America's persistent achievement gap?

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Studying on the Second Shift: Midnight College Classes

Perfect for night owls and working adults. Boston's Bunker Hill Community College offers classes that start at 11:45 p.m.

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People Are Awesome: These Guys Prompted a Lawsuit to Support College Grants

An incident of racial stereotyping in Boston has actually resulted in tens of thousands of dollars donated to support minorities in higher education.

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How Do We Break the Pattern of Poor Teaching for Poor Children?

Teaching that encourages creativity and critical thinking is increasingly reserved for affluent children.

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Food Studies: What I've Learned By Washing Down Organic Food With Diet Coke

Erin and her classmates cook with both farmers' market vegetables and Crisco. What does that have to do with larger questions of poverty and obesity?

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Food Studies: Farmers' Market Ethnography

In which Erin, cupcake baker turned gastronomy student, leaves the safety of the library to conduct on-the-ground food stamp research.

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Food Studies: Meet Erin, Working Toward a Masters in Gastronomy at Boston University

GOOD Food has a new feature: Food Studies. Our first post is from Erin, who is getting her master's in gastronomy.