第130屆波士頓馬拉松賽9/12截止報名

 Qualifier Registration for 130th Boston Marathon

presented by Bank of America Begins September 8

Athletes can submit a registration application between September 8-12

BOSTON – With qualifier registration opening for the 130th Boston Marathon presented by

Bank of America in September, the Boston Athletic Association reminds athletes of what to

expect during registration week, September 8-12. The 130th Boston Marathon will feature a

field size of 30,000 athletes and will be run on Monday, April 20, 2026.

REGISTRATION TIMETABLE

Qualifier registration will open on Monday, September 8 at 10:00 a.m. ET and will close on

Friday, September 12, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. ET. The B.A.A. will use the same registration process

for qualified runners as it used for the 2021 through 2025 races, allowing any athlete who has

achieved a currently valid Boston Marathon qualifying time to submit a registration application

during Registration Week, September 8-12.

Registration will be held within the B.A.A.’s online platform Athletes' Village. Registration is

not on a first-come, first-served basis – all applications will be accepted until 5:00 p.m. ET on

Friday, September 12 and treated in the same manner regardless of when they are submitted

during the application period.

QUALIFYING WINDOW & STANDARDS

The 2026 Boston Marathon qualifying window began on September 1, 2024, and will close at

5:00 p.m. ET on Friday, September 12, 2025.

Qualifying standards for the 130th Boston Marathon can be found here. Achieving a Boston

Marathon qualifying standard does not guarantee acceptance into the event. Those who are

fastest among the pool of applicants in their age and gender group will be accepted.

ENTRY FEEThe entry fee for accepted qualifiers will be $260 USD. Participants will have the opportunity to

purchase registration insurance at the point of registration. Entry fees will only be processed

once an athlete is accepted into the Boston Marathon.

131st BOSTON MARATHON (2027)

The qualifying window for the 131st Boston Marathon presented by Bank of America will open

on Saturday, September 13 – one day following the completion of 2026 Boston Marathon

Registration Week. Qualifying standards will remain the same as the 2026 standards. As a

reminder, in June the B.A.A. announced new procedures for qualifying races that have a

significant net-downhill of more than 1,500 feet (457.2 meters).

ABOUT THE BOSTON ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION (B.A.A.)

Established in 1887, the Boston Athletic Association is a non-profit organization with a mission

of promoting a healthy lifestyle through sports, especially running. The B.A.A. manages the

Boston Marathon, and supports comprehensive charity, youth, and year-round programming. The

economic impact of the 2024 Boston Marathon presented by Bank of America produced $509

million in state and local economic activity. The 130th Boston Marathon presented by Bank of

America will be held on Monday, April 20, 2026.

The Boston Marathon is part of the Abbott World Marathon Majors, along with international

marathons in Tokyo, London, Sydney, Berlin, Chicago, and New York City. For more

information on the B.A.A., please visit www.baa.org.

Governor Healey Nominates Lyonel Jean-Pierre, Jr. and Timothy Horan to Probate and Family Court

 Governor Healey Nominates Lyonel Jean-Pierre, Jr. and Timothy Horan to Probate and Family Court 

BOSTON – Today, Governor Maura Healey nominated Lyonel Jean-Pierre, Jr. and Timothy Horan to serve as Associate Justices of the Probate and Family Court. The nominees will now be considered by the Governor’s Council for confirmation.

“Both Attorney Jean-Pierre Jr and Attorney Horan will bring a wealth of knowledge to the Probate and Family Court, and the bench will benefit from their unique perspectives and deep understanding of the law,” said Governor Maura Healey. “We’re grateful to the Governor’s Council for their consideration of these nominations.”

“The Probate and Family Court plays a critical role in our judicial system, and I am excited to work closely with the Governor’s Council to confirm these nominees and hope to see them serve on the Probate and Family Court,” said Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll.  

The Probate and Family Court Department handles court matters that involve families and children, including divorce, child support, and wills. The Probate and Family Court Department's mission is to deliver timely justice to the public by providing equal access to a fair, equitable, and efficient forum to solve family and probate legal matters and to help and protect all individuals, families, and children impartially and respectfully. 

Governor Healey has appointed 14 judges to serve as Associate Justices of the Probate and Family Court: Laurel Barraco, Bethany Brown, Jennifer Bingham, Colleen Carroll, Caryn Mitchell-Munevar, Manisha Bhatt, Bernadette Stark, Michelle Yee, Jessica Dubin, Alexandra Flanders,  Evelyn Patsos, Brian Salisbury, Mikalen Howe, and Carla Salvucci. Governor Healey also appointed Stephanie L. Everett, Esq. to serve as the Suffolk Register of Probate, and Mark Ames to serve as Hampshire Register of Probate. 

For more information about the Probate and Family Court, visit its homepage. 

About the Nominees: 

Timothy Horan has spent the last twenty-one years in private practice, first at a small law firm and, since 2016, as a solo practitioner, where his practice has focused on all aspects of probate and family law, including divorce and custody disputes, estate planning, and probate matters.  He has also handled a wide range of criminal and civil matters in the District and Superior Courts. Prior to that, he served as an Investigator and Prosecuting Counsel for the Division of Professional Licensure where he oversaw investigations and prosecutions related to healthcare fraud. He has also served as an Analyst and Victim Witness Advocate at the Bristol County District Attorney's Office.  He holds a Bachelor of Science from Fitchburg State University and a Juris Doctor from New England School of Law. 

Lyonel Jean-Pierre, Jr. is the Managing Attorney at Community Legal Aid in Worcester where he manages a team of attorneys dedicated to providing legal assistant to indigent clients on family law matters being litigated in the Probate and Family Court and the District Court. Prior to this, Attorney Jean-Pierre worked as a Clinical Instructor in the Family Practice area in the Harvard Legal Aid Bureau where supervised and provided instruction to law students representing indigent clients in family and domestic relations law cases in the Probate and Family Court. He also spent two years in private practice where his practice focused on domestic relations matters in both the Probate and Family and Juvenile Courts.  Early in his career he spent two years as an attorney at Prisoners’ Legal Services advocating on behalf of incarcerated individuals. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Brandeis University and the Juris Doctor from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law.  

波士頓市長初選結果一面倒 吳弭71.6% Josh Kraft 23.3%

波士頓市長吳弭高興宣出，“波士頓不賣”。（周菊子攝）

                   (Boston Orange 綜合報導) 波士頓初選落幕，市長部分毫不令人意外，將是現任市長吳弭（Michelle Wu）和Josh Kraft在11月4日大選再度對決局面，只是投票結果竟是71.6% 比23.3%，整整相差48%，讓人有點驚詫，這要怎麼繼續。

波士頓市長吳弭全家人現身會場。（周菊子攝）

                  晚上九點半左右，吳弭市長在羅森岱爾 （Roslindale）的亞當公園（Adams Park），舉辦露天的選後派對，意氣高昂的說：「我們全市的選民都不懷疑，在波士頓勝利是買不來的」。這是“劍”指她的競爭對手Josh Kraft，一位億萬富翁之子，為參選，已經花了將近500萬元。

                  吳弭說，接下來的8個星期，將不只是選票上的2個名字而已，而是關於我們是誰的考驗，關於我們是否相信我們的城市是個有可能，有希望的地方。波士頓是否會繼續是每一個人的家。

波士頓市長候選人Josh Kraft (前左）有父親Robert Kraft站台。（圖片來自推特）

                  麻州眾議員Rob Consalvo為這選後派對開場時強調，波士頓是需要一個有經驗的市長，而吳弭的能力，眾人有目共睹。

                  麻州眾議會財政委員會主席麥家威（Aaron Michlewitz），麻州參議員Lydia Edwards，波士頓市議會議長Ruthzee Louijeune，華人前進會主任陳玉珍，中華公所主席雷國輝等人和逾百名支持者，在這選後派對中和吳弭一起慶祝。

             Josh Kraft是在包括他父親，愛國者球隊東主Robert Kraft等家人陪同下，出現在鐵工本地第7工會大廳，和支持他的選民再一起。他發誓要在接下來的日子，好好打這場選仗。

Josh Kraft。（圖片來自推特）

            Josh Kraft說，“讓我明確表示，我們還在打這場選仗之中”。“我們將更努力，更大聲，比以前更壯大，我們知道前路不易，但對太多家庭來說，在波士頓市內生活也一樣不容易”。

            Josh Kraft強調，“真正重要的投票是11月“。

            現年40歲的吳弭是波士頓市第一位經由選舉產生的女性，有色人種市長，在市政府服務的時間很長，也有很龐大的支持群眾。她還因為對抗川普總統，面對聯邦政府的威脅與訴訟之際，迎來本地支持與全美關注。

           現年58歲的Josh Kraft，在不得不應付他父親和川普總統的長年友誼之際，仍得和川普總統切斷關係。他說自己從未支持川普，而且相信川普不適任。

 麻州眾議會財政委員會主席麥家威（Aaron Michlewitz），中華公所主席雷國輝
和來自台灣學生楊定凱參加波士頓市長吳弭的初選派對。（周菊子攝）

          在週二的投票前夕，Josh Kraft曾說，他希望自己和吳弭的得票差距，能落在15%之內，那將有助於他最選舉最後階段重振士氣，鼓動捐款人支持他。

                  波士頓環球報形容這場選戰，打到現在，既昂貴，又醜陋。Josh Kraft自己掏出幾百萬元來競選，其中有許多是花在買電視廣告上，讓人們到處都看得到他。有個超級政治行動委員會（super PAC）也在攻擊吳弭市長的廣告上，花了幾百萬元，批評吳弭的房屋政策紀錄，以及翻修白體育館（White Stadium）的經費惹人爭議。波士頓市政府想要把這體育館翻修成為一個職業女子足球隊，以及波士頓公校運動員的練習主場。

麻州眾議員Rob Consalvo 強調波士頓市需要像吳弭這樣有經驗的人當市長。（周菊子攝）

                  Josh Kraft批評吳弭“不食人間煙火（out of touch）“，未能處理波士頓市最嚴重的挑戰，例如房租高漲 ，學校表現不佳。

                  吳弭也不客氣，把Josh Jraft形容為一名“投機政客（a carpetbagger）”，成為波士頓市居民不到2年，試圖把自己“買”進市長辦公室。她還說Josh kraf缺乏帶領一個正受白宮威脅城市所需要的政府經驗。

波士頓市議會議長Ruthzee Louijeune。（周菊子攝）

因為去年秋天辦理選務狀況被認為不可接受，已被州政府接管的波士頓市選務局，週二晚只公布了一部分的選舉結果。

一面倒的選舉結果，在波士頓倒不是新鮮事。2017年，當前任波士頓市長馬丁華殊（Martin J. Walsh）爭取連任時，就在9月的初選中，贏得63%的選票，把他的競爭對手遠拋在落後34%的位置。

根據波士頓市數據，在只有18%的登記選民出席投票中，截至9日晚上6點時，有76,525人投了票。2021年9月競爭激烈的市長初選，約25％的選民出席投了票。

亞當公園有樂隊現場演奏。（周菊子攝）

波士頓前市長萬寧路的重要助手Dot Joyce，也來到吳弭市長初選派對。（周菊子攝）

塔芙茨大學明年秋季開始 家庭年收入15萬元以下學生免學費

           （Boston Orange 綜合編譯）越來越多大學院校開始免學雜費了。塔芙茨大學（Tufts）今（9）日宣佈，2026年秋季起，凡是年收入低於15萬元的家庭，子女就讀該校大學本科，都可免繳學雜費。

            大部分的這些學生將獲得學費補助，但住宿，食物，書籍等其他加起來也要數以萬元計的費用，可能是由校方提供貸款的方式來辦理。家庭年收入低於6萬美元的學生，將可獲得不包括學生貸款的財務援助。這些補助僅限本地學生有資格領取。

            塔大校長Sunil Kumar在一份聲明中表示，高等教育的費用一直是全美各地家庭的主要顧慮。藉著為家庭年收入低於15萬元的學生免學費，該校不僅減輕了學生們的負擔，還發出一個明確訊息，塔大致力因應所有學生的全部需求。

            今年秋季，塔大的學費一學年在83,000元到93,000元之間，視乎學生住校或者住在校外。塔大稱為“塔大學費協議（Tufts Tuition Pact）”的這辦法，保證許多學生不需要付出該校官網上所列舉，和全美其他大學一樣都已經那麼昂貴了的價格。

            年收入在135,000元以下的家庭，在像塔大這樣，擁有大量捐贈款的私立大學就讀，通常得每年至少繳交36,000 元。根據布魯金斯研究院（Brookings Institute）的分析，這大約是這些學校公開費用的一半。有些學校在發現他們的學生幾乎沒人支付全額學費後，甚至已降低了學費標價。

            這也是哈佛大學，麻省理工學院等學校開始讓就讀大學本科，家庭年收入低於20萬元學生免繳學費的部分原因。例如安赫斯特學院和Bowdoin學院，以及麻州大學系統等都為家庭年收入在75,000元以下學生支付所有費用的原因。

            塔大是常春藤聯盟以外，也採取這種措施的頂尖私立大學之一。

Governor Healey Unveils Nation-Leading Plan to Cut Environmental Regulations to Fast-Track Housing Development

Governor Healey Unveils Nation-Leading Plan to Cut Environmental Regulations to Fast-Track Housing Development 

Reforms will cut environmental review times from 1+ years to 30 days for housing projects to expedite housing and bring down costs 

MEDFORD – Governor Maura Healey today announced a nation-leading plan to cut environmental regulations to make it faster and easier to build homes in Massachusetts and bring down housing costs for all residents. These new draft regulations will speed up environmental review times from 1 year or more down to 30 days for housing projects across the state. It will be a game changer for permitting times and costs to build housing in Massachusetts. 

Earlier this year, the Unlocking Housing Production Commission (UHPC) presented a report indicating that lengthy environmental reviews for new housing developments can delay projects for months and years and can result in significant, unexpected added costs which have the potential to render projects financially infeasible.  

Amid a longstanding statewide housing shortage that has forced homebuyers and renters to pay higher prices for fewer options, the Healey-Driscoll Administration is proposing to cut the environmental review period for qualifying housing projects down to 30 days, potentially lowering the cost of housing development by hundreds of thousands of dollars and leading to faster, more affordable housing development. 

“We are bringing urgency to addressing this housing crisis, and this is a game changer for the development of more housing in Massachusetts and bringing down housing costs for everyone,” said Governor Maura Healey. “It’s our job to make sure government moves at the speed of business, and cutting these regulations will reduce review times from more than a year to 30 days and supercharge the building of homes across Massachusetts.” 

“Getting housing built can take too much time and too many resources. These proposed reforms will make the review process more straightforward and reduce the kind of delays that drive up costs,” said Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll. “By creating more certainty and cutting down on unnecessary steps, we can get homes under construction faster.” 

“After months of analysis and cross-agency collaboration, we are teaming up across state government to speed up housing production,” said Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Rebecca Tepper. “These changes will move critical housing projects from plans to reality much faster and will actually help us ensure that we’re incentivizing the kinds of housing we need the most – dense, energy efficient, and resilient buildings – while upholding our high environmental standards.” 

“Massachusetts has a housing shortage that’s driving up costs. That's why this administration is working across government to make it easier and more affordable to build,” said Housing and Livable Communities Secretary Ed Augustus. “Today’s proposals would reaffirm vital environmental protections while building more homes faster. This means more options for renters and homebuyers and greater affordability for residents across the state." 

“We don’t have to choose between building the housing we desperately need and protecting the forests, farmlands, wetlands, and biodiversity that makes Massachusetts one of the best places to live in the country,” said Climate Chief Melissa Hoffer. “This plan will deliver more units, faster, and smarter, with long term energy cost savings for homeowners and renters.” 

Governor Healey has made increasing housing production and lowering costs a top priority of her administration. Since taking office, nearly 100,000 new homes have been built or are in development. She passed the state’s most ambitious housing legislation in history, eliminated forced renter-paid broker’s fees, put hundreds of acres of vacant state-owned land out to bid for housing, launched an office to housing conversion program and tax incentive, and increased housing development tax credits to create thousands of homes in Gateway Cities. 

Streamlining Review 

Projects that meet the qualifying housing criteria will be able to move quickly through review by the Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act (MEPA) Office. Rather than requiring developments of a detailed Environmental Impact Report (EIR), the proposed rules will allow qualifying housing projects to complete MEPA review with only the simpler Environmental Notification Form (ENF). This change will allow qualifying projects to cut the review process down from 1 year or more to just 30 days. Requirements for advance notice and community outreach will be maintained to ensure transparency and engagement, as supported by the UHPC. 

Additionally, an appeal of a local wetlands order would no longer trigger MEPA review for single-family homes. Review of urban renewal plans that do not propose individual projects will also be reduced to a 30-day ENF filing. 

Overall, these draft regulations go beyond recent changes to environmental review processes in other states by allowing developers to qualify for quicker approvals while still addressing critical climate and environmental concerns. These MEPA reforms emphasize a simpler and less restrictive self-verification process, which will enable faster approvals.  

Qualifying Housing Criteria 

To incentivize critical housing development while protecting the environment, housing projects must meet seven criteria to qualify for the streamlined process:  

• Housing-Centered: At least 67 percent of a project must be for a residential purpose, with the remainder being used for related commercial uses; 
• Dense: Must meet certain unit per acre thresholds for different types of housing; 
• Land-Efficient: Projects may alter up to 5 acres of undeveloped land, or up to 10 acres with a tree preservation and replanting plan; and Priority Habitat, Prime Farmland, and carbon rich forest must be avoided; 
• Flood and Erosion: All new developments must be constructed outside the current floodplain and other highest hazard areas and redevelopment projects must build outside highest hazard areas and follow resilient design principles; 
• Energy Efficiency: Projects must comply with energy efficiency standards set out in the stretch code; 
• Utility Access: There must be enough water supply, wastewater capacity and energy infrastructure to support the project; and, 
• Transit-Oriented: Developments must limit the extent of new traffic, with higher thresholds if located near transit. 

These regulations complement other streamlining measures outlined in the Mass Ready Act, Governor Healey’s legislation aimed at strengthening state infrastructure and streamlining permitting. 

Ecological Restoration 

The new regulations also aim to simplify the process for certain ecological restoration projects that have important environmental benefits but do not qualify for existing streamlining, such as cranberry bog restoration and partial dam removals. An estimated 23 percent of these projects filed with MEPA since 2022 would now only require an ENF, with more projects anticipated to take advantage of streamlining in the future.  

The draft regulations were filed with the Secretary of State’s Office and are available for public comment. 

The agency is inviting public feedback on the draft regulations until 5 p.m. on October 31, 2025. There will be virtual information sessions and public hearings on October 14 and 15, 2025. More details are available at https://www.mass.gov/regulations/301-CMR-1100-mepa-regulations.

Haverhill鄧肯甜甜圈要關門 74人將失業

          （Boston Orange編譯）根據麻州政府的紀錄，一家名為 NGP管理公司（又稱 Scrivanos Network）的“鄧肯（Dunkin）”'特許經營商，將關閉位於 Haverhill 的生產設施。這項關閉行動是永久性的，預計將有74名員工在11月時失業。

該公司的人力資源主任Suzanne Wilson在9月2日提交給州政府的「工人調整及再訓練通知」（WARN）中說明，將關閉位於Parkridge路15號的整座設施。受影響的員工包括：45名生產工人，21名司機，2名物流主管，2名環衛工人，1名烘焙師，、1名生產經理，1名物流經理，1名工廠經理。所有受影響的員工都沒有工會代表。

根據NGP管理公司的網站，該公司於1980年在Haverhill開設了第一家Dunkin'店，目前在麻州、緬因州、新罕布夏州和佛蒙特州經營著100多家“鄧肯（Dunkin）”特許經營店。

“鄧肯”是由William Rosenberg於1948年在麻州昆士市（Quincy）創立的咖啡甜甜圈店，當年的店名是「開水壺（Open Kettle）」，到1950年時，才改為現在人們熟知的「鄧肯甜甜圈（Dunkin’Donuts）」，總部設在麻州Canton市。

「鄧肯甜甜圈」截至2025年6月的數據是在全美約有9,853家分店，分佈於46州和地區，其中麻州有1,036家分店。紐約州有分店1,400家，數量最多，但麻州的密度最高。

MAYOR MICHELLE WU LAUNCHES BOSTON READS LITERACY CAMPAIGN ON FIRST DAY OF KINDERGARTEN

MAYOR MICHELLE WU LAUNCHES BOSTON READS LITERACY CAMPAIGN ON FIRST DAY OF KINDERGARTEN Citywide campaign aims to improve literacy and create a culture of reading across Boston

BOSTON - Monday, September 8, 2025 - Mayor Michelle Wu today launched Boston Reads, a citywide literacy initiative to support Boston children and their families. Boston Reads expands on the legacy of Mayor Menino’s ReadBoston initiative and advances Mayor Wu’s vision of making Boston the most family-friendly city in America. The Mayor made the announcement alongside Superintendent Mary Skipper at the Ellison Parks Early Education School, where they read to kindergarteners on their first day of school.  “Literacy is the foundation for lifelong learning, so we’re working to ensure our youngest learners are reading at home, in Boston Pre-K, and all around the city,” said Mayor Michelle Wu. “Our new citywide literacy campaign, Boston Reads, is the next step in our work to close early education gaps and involve every family in boosting literacy rates.”  “At BPS, we are committed to providing every student with a high-quality education that prepares them for success, with early learning opportunities as a central part of that foundation,” said Superintendent Mary Skipper. “Through Boston Reads, we are partnering with families, educators, and city and community partners to create an environment where every child has the opportunity to develop strong literacy skills. By broadening access to resources, engaging families in meaningful ways and building on the progress already made, we are equipping our students with the tools they need to thrive in school and beyond.” Boston Reads is a citywide literacy effort beginning in early childhood. Led by the Mayor’s Office of Early Childhood, Boston Reads brings together Boston Public Schools (BPS), Boston Public Library, Boston Public Health Commission, and community partners to streamline family access to existing literacy resources and programs and launch a number of new literacy opportunities to deliver a more cohesive literacy experience across the city. With this launch, the City of Boston is joined by more than 30 community based organizations, colleges and other civic institutions that work with families and young children on early childhood development and literacy.  Reading is a life skill that opens doors to confidence, opportunity and continuous learning. Boston Reads aims to cultivate a lasting culture of reading in any language, where literacy is embedded in everyday life, supported by community partners and celebrated across neighborhoods. Through new, collaborative programs, parent engagement efforts, and cross-sector initiatives, Boston Reads empowers every Boston family to help their children grow as confident, joyful readers. The citywide campaign includes: Boston Reads Days Modeled on ReadBoston affinity months, Boston Reads Days engage volunteers to serve as guest readers in early childhood classrooms across Boston. Boston Reads Days will kick off on September 25, with a guest reader reading a book from the Focus curriculum in every BPS kindergarten, first and second grade classroom. In subsequent months, Boston Read Days will provide opportunities for guest readers to share the joy of reading books and stories from their own cultures and heritage with our students. Story Stops Story Stops are an exciting new way for children and families to experience reading all around the City of Boston. These interactive, place-based literacy installations pair engaging stories with Boston landmarks, activities, and neighborhoods, turning the city into a storybook! Each Story Stop features a short, themed story that is specifically written with text that supports early readers as they build foundational reading skills. Whether it’s a tale set in Moakley Park, Boston Public Market, or in one of the city’s many gardens, each story connects literacy to the lived experiences of Boston’s children and their communities. Story Starters To engage families and young children in early literacy, we are rolling out a media campaign across the city. These Story Starters connect families to Boston Reads while also serving as prompts for story telling while walking or commuting in Boston. The prompts - “Where do lost stuffies go?,” “Do dragons live in cities?,” and “Do seahorses gallop?” - foster imagination and storytelling, key pillars of early literacy. “As a city we want to emphasize the importance of story telling and reading to young children in any language,” said Kristin McSwain, Senior Advisor for Early Childhood and Director of the Mayor's Office of Early Childhood. “We also want to make sure that we are providing engaging and fun content so that reading is a joyful experience.”  Boston Reads will support the district's work by making access to early literacy content and the Focus curriculum available citywide so that emerging readers will continue growing these skills outside of the classroom. Boston Public Schools' early literacy measures show that kindergarten students and first and second graders are mastering the foundational skills that will help them learn to read, develop language skills, and develop a lifelong love of reading. Throughout the City, families will have opportunities to engage with the Focus curriculum early—before experiencing it in the classroom and throughout their year in Boston Public Schools. Over the last three years, BPS has overhauled its literacy instruction through its Equitable Literacy strategy, beginning School Year 2025-26 with 100% of schools using district-approved High-Quality Instructional Materials (HQIM) across all major content areas for the first time. HQIM includes literacy curricula that meets rigorous standards, aligns with the Massachusetts Curriculum Framework standards, and is culturally and linguistically diverse. In partnership with the Boston Teachers Union, the district has also redesigned its professional development for educators to deepen their skills to make the content accessible to all learners. The district strengthened its accountability structure through its regional model, deploying instructional coaches and other resources to monitor student progress through regular classroom observations and data reviews.  As a result of these changes to literacy instruction, the district’s accountability rankings are showing clear signs of improvement. Last year, BPS exited the bottom 10% of districts statewide, and of the district’s 39 transformation schools, 22 schools improved their accountability percentile with an average improvement of 3.8 percentage points.  Improvement in student literacy outcomes is particularly notable in schools that are implementing the Equitable Literacy strategy with fidelity, with data-driven professional learning, instructional coaching, and review cycles. For example, the Mather Elementary School has seen a 10 percentage point increase in its state accountability rating since pre-Covid, and the Josiah Quincy Elementary School has seen a 21 percentage point increase. Boston Reads aims to support this improvement by providing parents and other caregivers with access to rich engaging texts and stories throughout the city.  Boston has always been a leader in learning and innovation, we want to build on that tradition by becoming a city where every child grows up a reader. Together, we can ensure that Boston continues its path to becoming a literacy-rich city where every child shares a love for reading. To learn more about how you can participate, please visit www.boston.gov/boston-reads.

Habro宣布遷址。麻州再添一家全球公司總部

            （Boston Orange綜合編譯）有百年歷史，在全球經營玩具、桌遊及智慧產權的美國公司Hasbro (孩之寶)，今（8）日宣佈，將把公司總部從羅德島州的普塔基市（Pawtucket）遷至麻州海港區的夏日街（Summer St.）400號，預訂2026年底前為麻州增加700個工作機會。

            麻州州長奚莉（Maura Healey）興奮報喜，稱這消息讓人太激動了。她強調麻州政府一直在和“孩之寶”公司密切合作，並促成該公司作此遷址決定。她為“孩之寶”的加入“麻州隊”，成爲其中一員，感到欣喜，因為麻州在教育、醫療健保和創新，以及最適宜居住，最適合安頓家庭，作為女性，父母上，都排名全美第一。

奚莉州長還感謝“孩之寶”執行長Chris Cocks及其團隊的領導力，以及麻州經濟發展廳的努力。

Hasbro是一家全球性，透過實體和數位遊戲，玩具，並出售智慧產權（IP）給消費品，電影，電視的娛樂業公司，成立已逾百年，旗下產品線豐富，包括「地產大亨」，「龍與地下城」，「變形金剛」等知名品牌，年營業額約55億美元，是全球最大的玩具製造商之一。

            Chris Cocks表示，他們很高興能把總部遷到麻州充滿活力的創新中心，一個可以吸引人才，強化該公司「贏在玩樂（Playing to Win）」策略的地方。他們希望能透過創新與創意，為全世界的家庭和粉絲帶來最幫的遊戲體驗。

            Chris Cocks坦言，目前該公司產品有40%為中國製造，這比率將在未來數年內減少至20%。

            “孩之寶”的麻州新總部，座落在瑞士製藥公司Roche所擁有，16層樓高，佔地63萬平方英尺的“Foundation Medicine”大樓，租用其中7層樓的26萬5千平方英尺。

            “孩之寶”在決定遷址前，和羅德島州州政府洽談過，也探討過麻州的其他幾個地點，最後在麻州的經濟發展獎勵計劃（Economic Development Incentive Program）允諾，以每個工作機會發2萬元為基準，在未來數年內給予1400萬元抵稅優惠後，做出最後決定。

            奚莉州長指出，“孩之寶”是繼丹麥公司樂高（Lego）遷到波士頓，以及Keuring Dr. Pepper遷到伯靈頓（Burlington）之後，又一家把全美總部遷到麻州的公司。目前還有百奧健（Biogen）也在規劃把全球總部和創新中心設址劍橋市坎德廣場（Kendall Square）。（更新版）

Governor Healey Celebrates Hasbro’s Decision to Relocate Headquarters to Massachusetts  

BOSTON — Governor Maura Healey is today celebrating Hasbro, Inc.’s announcement that the company has signed a lease to relocate its Rhode Island operations to Massachusetts, comprised of the primary headquarters for Hasbro’s toy, board game and licensing businesses, and a majority of corporate services. This move is expected to bring at least 700 jobs to Massachusetts. The Healey-Driscoll Administration has been working closely with Hasbro while the company evaluated where to relocate its headquarters. 

“We are thrilled that Hasbro has chosen Massachusetts as the home of its new headquarters, and we're ready to support the hundreds of jobs they will create here,” said Governor Healey. “We're proud to welcome this iconic company to Team Massachusetts — where we are number one for education, health care and innovation, and ranked the best state to live in, to raise a family, to be a woman and to be a working parent. I’m grateful for the leadership of Chris Cocks and his team at Hasbro, and for the hard work of my economic development team that helped make this possible.” 

Hasbro is the latest company to choose to start, relocate or grow in Massachusetts. Just last month, Keurig Dr Pepper announced they are acquiring JDE Peet’s and basing the global headquarters for their Global Coffee Co in Burlington, Massachusetts. Earlier this year, LEGO opened its new U.S. headquarters in Boston, supporting 800 jobs. Biogen is planning a new global headquarters and innovation hub in Kendall square.