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Words of wisdom from 2016 commencement addresses
As graduation season comes to a close, we bring you some highlights of a few of our favorite commencement addresses of 2016:…
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Spreading the Massachusetts ‘education miracle’
Last week, the NewBostonPost reported that the Michigan state Senate is considering dropping the national Common Core standards and replacing them and…
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Michigan Senate panel turns to old Mass. MCAS standards
BOSTON – If efforts to repeal Common Core education standards succeed and the state returns to the old approach used with the Massachusetts…
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Detroit probe uncovers corruption in city schools
DETROIT (AP) — A dozen Detroit principals and an administrator are accused of finding a way to bleed their struggling public schools of…
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3 officials charged in Flint water crisis; more to come
FLINT, Mich. (AP) — The Flint water crisis became a criminal case Wednesday when two state regulators and a city employee were charged…
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Snyder, EPA point fingers in Flint water hearing
WASHINGTON (AP) — Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder on Thursday blamed career bureaucrats in Washington and his own state for the Flint water-contamination…
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New vibe for latest debate after Sanders’ Michigan upset
MIAMI (AP) — Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders head into Wednesday night's debate with a far different vibe than when they…
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Roundup: Good day for Clinton despite upset; Trump scores big wins
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump is spoiling for the big fight ahead, especially in Florida, now that he's fresh off victories…
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Trump, Clinton look to pad leads in Michigan, Mississippi
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton looked to pad their leads in Tuesday's primary contests in…
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Michigan in the spotlight in Tuesday’s primary contests
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Republican front-runner Donald Trump faces a test of his durability with white, working-class voters in Michigan, the…
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Clinton, Sanders tangle on economy in debate
FLINT, Mich. (AP) — Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders tangled aggressively on economic issues in a Democratic presidential debate over trade, Wall Street…
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Suspect in fatal Michigan shootings expected in court
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — Authorities trying to piece together an hours-long weekend rampage that left six people dead in western Michigan said…
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Kasich campaigns in Michigan, while rivals fight in South
UTICA, Mich. (AP) — As his rivals focused on South Carolina's looming primary, Republican presidential candidate John Kasich campaigned across Michigan…
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Clinton making a personal pitch to New Hampshire voters
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — From a Michigan pulpit to New Hampshire's town halls, Hillary Clinton is working to establish a…
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Clinton, Sanders finally get heated in debate spotlight
DURHAM, N.H. — And then there were two, and for the first time in the Democratic presidential nomination process, the contenders had…
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White House appoints federal official to lead Flint response
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is appointing a Health and Human Services Department official to lead federal efforts to help the city…
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Trump uses crude language to mock Clinton
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump labeled Democrat Hillary Clinton "disgusting" for using the restroom during a commercial break…
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A veteran of race-based preference fight voices support for Texan
WASHINGTON – Jennifer Gratz said Monday she hopes that Abigail Fisher, a Texan whose case against a race-based university admission policy has…
