BOSTON – Massachusetts Treasurer Deborah Goldberg, an active supporter of former U.S. secretary of state Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign, on Tuesday refuted a report that she had suggested two prominent female surrogates ought to be kept off the campaign trail.
Earlier this month, the New York Times posted an item in its New Hampshire primary campaign notebook reporting that Goldberg said, during a conference call with other elected Clinton supporters, that former secretary of state Madeleine Albright and Gloria Steinem should be "kept away" from Clinton's campaign after comments they made about young female voters supporting Clinton's opponent drew widespread criticism.
BOSTON – New charter schools will open in Springfield and Brockton, while charter schools in Boston and Everett will be able to add additional grades after votes by the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education on Tuesday.
The board approved a series of recommendations from Education Commissioner Mitchell Chester, authorizing the openings of the New Heights Charter School of Brockton and the Libertas Academy Charter School in Springfield along with expansions of schools in Everett and Boston. Chester said that both schools met a "high bar" with their applications and were "poised to provide a strong education for the students they will eventually serve."
