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CEO Letter To Entitled Incoming College Kids: Get A Job

Dear Future Employees, Summer is here. School is done for the semester. You're thinking about beaches and bikinis…Instagram and rollercoasters.

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Boston Latin parents protest tone of race seminar

BOSTON – A trio of angry Boston Latin School parents claim that race-related workshops last month featured overtly "anti-white, anti-police sentiment," in a complaint to city school administrators, according to sources familiar with the confidential document. The May 20 seminars were described by the school as "teach-ins"

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Boston Latin parent group plots to pressure administrators

BOSTON – A series of leaked emails may shed more light on the intentions and strategies of a group of parents who seek dramatic changes at the prestigious Boston Latin School. The informal organization, which calls itself Parents Promoting Equity and Diversity, planned a June 16 meeting with top district administrators,

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Baby surrender would be made easier by House bill

BOSTON – Parents wishing to surrender a newborn under the state's baby safe-haven law could arrange a meeting to give an infant to an emergency responder by calling 911 under a bill passed Thursday by the Massachusetts House of Representatives that would amend the statute. Passed in 2004, the

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War on Asian success

For American public education, 2015 was a dismal year, at least by the numbers. But don't blame the kids. Parents are missing in action. Except most Asian-American parents. They tend to oversee their children's homework, hold them accountable for grades, and demand hard work as the

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Pushy parents create mess at Easter egg hunts

What's supposed to be a cherished Easter tradition turned into a mess after pushy parents caused a scene at egg hunts over the weekend. Saturday's event at the visitor center of candy company Pez in Orange, Connecticut, drew hundreds of people, some of whom ignored the

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Elderly parents a special kind of patient for Boston ophthalmologist

When Elizabeth Daher moved next door to her ailing parents in Weston, Massachusetts, her time was consumed by nighttime trips up and down the hill between their homes, ambulance calls, and hospital visits. Yet to Daher, caring for the elderly man and woman who dedicated their own lives to helping

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Quality education starts at home

Many of America's children are back in school; many others return next week. We believe that there is no more important duty to our children and their future than the work of great teachers and involved parents; and make no mistake, it takes both. Students with parents seriously