The world’s first modern rocket launched from a cabbage farm in Massachusetts 100 years ago
Robert Goddard is known as the father of modern rocketry, but at the time, many people mocked his ideas around space exploration.
GBH’s CEO endorses a merger with WBUR
Her counterpart at WBUR seems more skeptical about the two public media institutions joining forces.
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Boston Public Schools hits an all-time high graduation rate
The biggest year-over-year gains for were made by multilingual learners, whose graduation rate increased by 5%. -
At Old North Church, American Revolution lives on ahead of nation's 250th
Old North Illuminated‘s Emily Spence joined GBH's All Things Considered to highlight the stories beyond Paul Revere's and the famed signal lanterns — those of the ordinary Bostonians. -
MBTA tosses cold water on developer’s proposal to expand transit in Seaport area
Proponents of a new project released plans to reconfigure roadways around Boston's Seaport for a new Silver Line connection. But the MTBA says it has no plans launch new service in the area. -
How the state's new education commissioner is addressing the biggest problems in schools
Massachusetts Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education Pedro Martinez sat down with GBH's Morning Edition to chat about new graduation requirements, low enrollment rates, and more. -
GBH News podcasts
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Catching The Codfather
Boston has begun to wrestle with the notion of paying reparations to Black people to make up for 400 years of enslavement and economic exclusion. -
College Uncovered
GBH News in collaboration with The Hechinger Report, goes behind the scenes to show you how higher education really works. -
Scratch & Win
Never in American history has it been so easy to gamble legally. -
The Big Dig Podcast
This Peabody Award–winning podcast dives into the cynicism that hangs over the topic of American infrastructure. No project embodies that cynicism quite like ‘The Big Dig.’
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