A dozen Dorchester schools have received grants from EdVestors, a nonprofit focused on school improvement. The organization announced earlier this month a $460,000 purse for arts education funding to 65 Boston Public Schools for the coming school year.
The announcement came at the Citywide Arts Festival, an annual three- affair that started in 2009.

The Dorchester schools that received grants funding include Boston Community Leadership Academy, Boston International Newcomers Academy, Burke High School, Clap Elementary School, Community Academy of Science & Health, Everett Elementary School, Henderson K-12 Inclusion School, Kennedy Academy for Health Careers, Lee Academy, Mather Elementary School, Russell Elementary School, and TechBoston Academy.

The Roxbury schools include Boston Day & Evening Academy, Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School, Ellis Elementary, Greater Egleston High School, Hale Elementary, Haynes Early Education Center, Mason Pilot Elementary, and the O’Bryant School of Math & Science.