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CAMBRIDGE – Over the years, a lot of ink has been spilled over the "boy crisis" in American schools. As young women and girls continue to excel in school, boys have fallen behind. A 2014 American Psychological Association study found that girls have had higher grades than boys in
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BOSTON – How are jobs created? Finding answers to that question has been an economic and political priority for governments around the world, especially in the years since the Great Recession. Nurturing startups may be a critical component. Studies, such as a white paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research
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BOSTON – The Boston Marathon is the oldest annual marathon in the world. The first race took place in 1897 with 18 runners, following on the success of the first modern marathon at the 1896 Summer Olympics. Today, the Boston race attracts thousands or runners and with roughly 500,000 spectators
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BOSTON — Adrianne Haslet-Davis, the professional ballroom dancer who lost part of her leg three years ago today in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings, next week will become the first bombing survivor to run the storied race. Haslet-Davis, a race spectator on April 15, 2013, is one of 17 survivors who
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This is the season for standardized test-taking in public schools and that has led to a resurgence in the sometimes anguished debate over Common Core education standards for math and English. Last week in New York state, students took Common Core English-language arts tests developed by Pearson, a U.K.
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When you think tech innovation and invention, Silicon Valley and the City by the Bay may be the first cities that come to mind. But some of the most life-changing inventions and innovations were born right here in the Bay State. Here's a list of some of Greater
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BOSTON – This year's presidential campaign could be called the race that launched a thousand opinions, most of them about the meteoric and perplexing rise of Donald Trump. Writing in the American Spectator, the Cato Institute's Doug Bandow throws in his 2 cents worth, arguing that excessive
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BOSTON – CBS Films and Lionsgate announced that Kevin Bacon will be returning to Boston to star in "Patriots Day," a film about the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings. Bacon is well acquainted with Beantown films, having previously starred in "Black Mass" and "Mystic River." Bacon