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Survey Highlights: A Portrait of BU Academy As Drawn By Its Community
A culture of inquiry. Rigorous examination. Honesty and integrity. These core values of Boston University Academy inspired us to conduct a frank, independent, and comprehensive analysis of BUA itself. In 2016, we engaged a respected research firm to find out how we’re doing. Read the 2016 Survey Highlights Here
BUA Announces Great Teachers Fund for Academic Enhancement
We are delighted to announce the establishment of the Boston University Academy Great Teachers Fund for Academic Enhancement. A generous gift in the amount of $100,000 from Boston University Trustee Ruth A. Moorman (CAS ’88, SED ’89, SED ’09, P BUA ’15) and Sheldon N. Simon (P BUA ’15), parents of Sarah Simon ’15, will establish the permanently endowed fund in celebration and commemoration of Boston University Academy’s 25th anniversary year. The Fund will support BUA initiatives while honoring the school’s retiring master teachers. Gifts to the Fund will benefit BUA students, teachers, and the school as a whole by helping to incorporate unique learning opportunities that lift the quality of teaching inside and outside the classroom. 2017-2018 Challenge: The Moorman-Simon Family is offering their $100,000 gift as a challenge to the BUA community, with the goal of raising at least an additional $100,000 from current parents, parents of graduates, alumni, faculty, staff, and friends. Please consider making a... More
All-School Learning Experience Community Panel: “Mass Incarceration: Causes and Cures”
Join Boston University Academy and BU Howard Thurman Center for a co-sponsored panel discussion entitled "Mass Incarceration: Causes and Cures." The United States has the highest rate of incarceration in the world. In the land of the free, 2.5 million individuals are imprisoned, at an annual cost of roughly $74 billion. This panel will address the problem of mass incarceration in the U.S., looking at the ways in which education impacts incarceration, asking what rights prisoners have, and exploring possibilities for reducing the prison population in America.