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Cape Cod Towns See Big Increases in Non-English-Speaking Students

Matthew McDonald

One-third of the kindergarteners in Chatham this year are classified as "English language learners," meaning English is not their first language — in a town where that used to be rare.

Public school districts all over Cape Cod have seen increases in students who used to be called "English as a second language."

Joe Kennedy III:  Ed Markey Isn’t More Pro-Green-New-Deal Than I Am — And I Can Get It Done
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Joe Kennedy III:  Ed Markey Isn’t More Pro-Green-New-Deal Than I Am — And I Can Get It Done

Matthew McDonald

U.S. Representative Joseph P. Kennedy III identified himself closely with the Green New Deal during a campaign appearance this week.

Kennedy appeared at the Institute of Politics at the John F. Kennedy School of Government (named for his grand-uncle) at Harvard University in Cambridge on Thursday, October 10.

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