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Stoughton Teacher Suspended 20 Days for Withdrawing College Recommendation for Swastika-Making Student

Matthew McDonald

The teacher at Stoughton High School had written a letter of recommendation for the student, but she withdrew it and told colleges why after learning of the students' behavior. The student, who was taking a Holocaust class, made a swastika as a decoration for the school.

Nonprofit Colleges Pay Small Fraction of City Taxes
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Nonprofit Colleges Pay Small Fraction of City Taxes

Stephen Beale

Harvard University, Massachusetts General Hospital, the Museum of Fine Arts, and other nonprofit colleges, hospitals, and cultural institutions are indispensable to Boston's identity as a world-class city. But, when it comes to city finances, there's a huge downside. 

The proliferation of tax-exempt institutions in Boston — at least nearly 50 in all — leaves a smaller share of taxpayers, such as homeowners and businesses, to pay the tax burden — all the while nonprofits continue to benefit from city services. 

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