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Massachusetts

Acts of deception have morphed into bullying

Perhaps the greatest act of deception on behalf of Common Core is the preposterous claim by its major author Senator Lamar Alexander about what he had accomplished with the recent re-authorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. In an op-ed in The Tennessean on Dec. 12, 2015, Senator Alexander

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Yale may have prevented accuser from recanting claim that got hoops star expelled

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – A female Yale University student whose rape accusation against Jack Montague, a senior and the captain of the men's basketball team, resulted in his expulsion last month reportedly told a friend she wanted to recant the claim but wasn't allowed to take it

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Prep grad jailed for violating bail in sex case

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A New England prep school graduate who was convicted of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old freshman as part of a game of sexual conquest called Senior Salute was sent to jail Friday after acknowledging he violated his bail agreement by repeatedly missing curfew. A judge in Merrimack

Harvard University

Harvard undergrads reshape feminism debate

CAMBRIDGE – Earlier this month, more than 100 Harvard University students, both male and female, declared themselves to be feminists at the seventh annual "Feminist Coming Out Day," the Harvard Crimson student newspaper reported, a tradition started by undergraduates to openly discuss what the term means to them. More

Massachusetts

Charter school expansion opponents plan ballot push

BOSTON – With proponents already investing heavily in a ballot campaign to knock down barriers to more charter schools, opponents of that proposal plan to launch their own ballot committee on Wednesday. Parents, educators, students and others aligned with The Campaign to Save Our Public Schools gathered outside the State House

Massachusetts

‘Bathroom Bill,’ charter schools measure given more time

BOSTON – The so-called Bathroom Bill, a controversial measure to ensure public facilities access to transgender people, and a charter schools measure backed by Republican Gov. Charlie Baker got extended deadlines for legislative action Wednesday, amid what one state senator called "extension mania" as lawmakers sought to keep their

Massachusetts

Charter School expansion opponents rally at State House

BOSTON – Charter school expansion foes mobilized to announce organized opposition to a ballot question that would lift the cap on the number of the publicly funded institutions in Massachusetts, gathering outside the State House Wednesday to rally support. The head of the group, Juan Cofield, who is also a regional

Massachusetts

Common Core foes vow stepped up ballot campaign

BOSTON – Supporters of an initiative to end the adoption of national Common Core education standards in Massachusetts pledged to obtain the petition signatures needed to put the issue before voters in November after lawmakers on Wednesday sent a similar legislative proposal to a study committee, where little action is expected.