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Initial Common Core goals unfulfilled as results trickle in

Written by Christine Amario LOS ANGELES (AP) — Results for some of the states that participated in Common Core-aligned testing for the first time this spring are out, with overall scores higher than expected. But they are still below what many parents may be accustomed to seeing.

Massachusetts

Baker reaffirms goal of expanding school choice

Written by Colin A. Young STATE HOUSE — As he prepares charter school legislation he plans to file this fall, Gov. Charlie Baker on Friday said expanding school choice options for Massachusetts students and families will be a goal of his administration's first term.

Massachusetts

Somerville Mayor Curtatone tells Aldermen GLX ‘will be built’

Written by Andy Metzger SOMERVILLE — Somerville's Board of Aldermen appears ready to line up behind Mayor Joe Curtatone as he outlines a path of cooperation with the state and new financing schemes to keep the Green Line Extension on track.

new hampshire

Former New Hampshire prep school student convicted of sex charges

Written by Lynne Tuohy CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A graduate of an exclusive New England prep school was cleared of felony rape but convicted of misdemeanor sex offenses Friday against a 15-year-old freshman girl in a case that exposed a campus tradition in which seniors competed to see how many

Immigration

200 feared dead in latest migrant disaster off Libya’s coast

Written by Mohamed Ben Khalifa ZUWARA, Libya (AP) — Libyan authorities were collecting the bodies of migrants who drowned off the coastal city of Zuwara, with some 200 feared dead on Friday in the latest disaster involving desperate people trying to reach Europe.

NewBostonPost

Boston, the Old and the New

Aug. 3, 2015 During the first month following our "real" or, "big" launch, one of our themes is the relationship between the "new" and the "old"; between traditions and history, on the one hand, and new and exciting ways of living and

Iraq

Iraq’s top cleric says government must genuinely seek change

Written by Qassim Abdul-Zahra BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's top Shiite cleric said on Friday the government must show it was seeking genuine change to combat corruption and improve services and not just introduce temporary measures to placate the embattled nation.

Massachusetts

Recent Massachusetts graduates tie for top ACT scores

Written by Colin A. Young STATE HOUSE — Bay State high school students outperformed their peers in most other states on the annual ACT test, a benchmark for their college and career readiness, tying with Connecticut for the highest average score in the nation.