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BOSTON – A Senate committee on Tuesday unanimously endorsed an annual budget that includes funding for 150 new residential substance abuse treatment beds, hundreds of new rental assistance vouchers and investments in education programs that exceed appropriations approved by the House in April. The $39.497 billion budget roughly hews to
Massachusetts
BOSTON – Boston College's perceived "Eurocentric" course requirement for graduation has some students up in arms. Sophomore Elizabeth Waltman is leading the charge, describing the prestigious college's core courses as falling short of the Jesuit institution's goal of producing students capable of "
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WASHINGTON – White House spokesman Josh Earnest on Friday insisted that the Department of Education's message to schools on transgender access to restrooms and locker rooms simply equates to "guidance." But a close look shows the department threatens fiscal punishment for non-compliance. "In this instance this
Massachusetts
They're at it again: Elizabeth Warren and Donald Trump launched a fresh barrage of nasty tweets at each other Wednesday, trading insults in a repeat of a Twitter storm that erupted Friday. This time it appears to have been started by Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, who
Massachusetts
BOSTON – Opponents of a proposal that would let people in Massachusetts use sex-segregated public bathrooms and changing rooms of their choice, regardless of their anatomy, spoke out on Beacon Hill Wednesday against a growing chorus accusing them of discrimination. Speaking to reporters at the State House, Kaeley Triller shot back
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BOSTON (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry told college graduates on Friday that their diversity is "Donald Trump's worst nightmare" and that it's their job to confront global issues ranging from terrorism to climate change. Speaking to an estimated audience of 25,
Massachusetts
Last week, the NewBostonPost reported that the Michigan state Senate is considering dropping the national Common Core standards and replacing them and other standards with the education standards used here in Massachusetts up until 2010. And with good reason.
Harvard University
CAMBRIDGE – Harvard University imposed harsh penalties on off-campus social groups Friday, targeting all-male Final Clubs – some that are centuries old – in the latest attempt by administrators to deal with a purported epidemic of sexual abuse at the Ivy League institution. Future members of exclusive single-sex social clubs, including fraternities and
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