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NEW BEDFORD – School officials in this seaside city are pressing parents to allow their children to take the controversial PARCC exams, claiming that too many opt-outs of the Common Core-aligned tests may harm the district financially and otherwise. The controversy over the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and
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For the first time, the Bible landed on the top-10 list of books that drew the most protests when found in libraries or classrooms. The problem: its religious viewpoint. With plenty of books published annually that various groups find offensive, the American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A series of sexual abuse scandals is forcing a reckoning at some of New England's most exclusive boarding schools and sending a shudder through similar institutions around the country that have long been training grounds for members of America's elite. At St.
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It seems that the Massachusetts Secretary and Commissioner of Education do not think Bay State students should learn about their civic or literary heritage any more. The Secretary once did as chair of the state board of education in 2001 when he voted for the 2001 Massachusetts English Language Arts
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STATE HOUSE — A controversial bill tying an increase in the cap on charter school enrollment with significant new funding for all types of public education passed the Senate on Thursday, but not before senators added a controversial local control measure to a bill already unpopular with charter school advocates. The
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Mayor Marty Walsh (D) considers access to quality education, especially for underprivileged children, his greatest responsibility. As the son of immigrant parents who worked hard to send him to good schools, Walsh witnessed firsthand both the challenges and benefits of different types of schools in the Boston area. After taking
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BOSTON – Criticism that charter schools divert money away from Boston's district schools obscures what has actually occurred, according to a study from an independent research organization, deflating a rallying cry used by opponents of expanding the number of the privately run, publicly funded institutions in the city. But
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BOSTON – Corporate giant General Electric on Monday said a related foundation will donate $50 million to Boston-area causes over the next five years, including $25 million for Boston Public Schools. That money is intended to reach every Boston high school student through computer science courses and "GE Brilliant Career
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