Behind the Scenes at the Orchard Gardens School

For more than two decades, Phillip Martin conducted investigative reporting at GBH News. A multi-award-winning journalist and 2024 inductee into the Massachusetts Broadcasters Hall of Fame, his reporting has exposed hidden worlds and told powerful human stories. He has covered everything from unsolved murders to the underbelly of illicit industries to the rise of extremism, and done so with remarkable compassion, leaving a lasting mark on journalism in Boston and beyond.

September 05, 2012

Updated February 11, 2016

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A Boston K-8 pilot school had a moment in the spotlight during Gov. Deval Patrick’s Sept. 4 speech at the Democratic National Convention. WGBH’s Phillip Martin visited Orchard Gardens the following day to find out what all the excitement was about.

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“Those children are America’s children too,” Patrick said in his DNC speech. The part about Orchard Gardens’ turnaround starts 8 minutes in.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVxRmNO6Qs0

Behind the Scenes at the Orchard Gardens School

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