Carter School Wins $100,000 Boston School Prize

Families of Boston students will see the prize money go toward equipment, programs, and resources at the school serving 60 students with significant disabilities.

Updated on Nov. 10, 2026 in Financial Aid

Photograph of a bright classroom with a padded sensory bench, a low wooden table, and wooden building blocks, with tall windows showing a brick Boston street. — The Carter School won Boston Public Schools' $100,000 School on the Move prize, awarded by the nonprofit Ed-Vestors at Fenway Park on Tuesday. AI Illustration. Upload story photo >

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The Carter School won Boston Public Schools' $100,000 School on the Move prize, awarded by the Boston-based nonprofit Ed-Vestors at Fenway Park. The Carter School serves 60 students with significant cognitive disabilities and complex medical needs, and families of students at the school may see the prize money directed toward equipment, programs, and resources.

Why it matters

The prize recognizes Boston city schools that find ways to improve learning and help students succeed, which gives families a sense of how local schools are being supported beyond standard budgets. Because the $100,000 is earmarked for equipment, programs, and resources rather than tuition or aid, it does not change what students or families pay to attend.

The School on the Move prize is $100,000 for the winning school, and each of the two non-winning finalists, Dante Alighieri Montessori School and New Mission High School, received $10,000. Three schools competed this year in the 21st annual Ed-Vestors competition.

The players

Ed-Vestors

A Boston-based nonprofit that awards the School on the Move prize to city schools for improving learning and student success.

Boston Public Schools

The Boston school district that presented the $100,000 School on the Move prize to the Carter School.

The details

Ed-Vestors runs the School on the Move competition to recognize city schools that find ways to improve learning and help students succeed. Three finalists were considered this year: Dante Alighieri Montessori School, the Carter School, and New Mission High School. Boston Public Schools presented the $100,000 prize to the Carter School, and the other two finalists each received $10,000.

November 10, 2026: The Carter School was named the School on the Move winner at Fenway Park.

Education Landscape

The 21st annual School on the Move prize is one of Boston's long-running recognition programs for city schools that improve learning outcomes. This year's win for a school serving students with significant cognitive disabilities shows the competition recognizing a range of school types and student populations.

The prize money goes to the school's equipment, programs, and resources rather than to individual tuition bills, so it does not change what students or families pay. Families choosing among Boston schools may want to ask a school's admissions or financial-aid office how grants and prizes are used to support students.

The takeaway

Recognition prizes like the School on the Move award direct funds to specific school resources rather than to student costs, so families should look to school admissions and financial-aid offices for information on how aid applies to their own situation. Families interested in school programs can ask the Carter School or other Boston schools how their resources are being used.