TechBoston Academy garnered nation attention this week when the President of the United States made a stop at the small Dorchester, Massachusetts to give a 20 minute speech on technology and education. The school serves 800 students in grades 6 - 12 and serves children that live in a neighborhood know from crime, poverty and violence.
The point of the president's visit was to highlight TechBoston Academy's accomplishments and to say good schools can thrive in tough neighborhoods.
"Students here come from some tough neighborhoods, am I right? Yet the graduation rate is some 20 points higher than the rest of the city. Twenty points higher," President Obama said.
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