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Acushnet school officials to make high school contract decision
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Acushnet school officials to make high school contract decision
A survey found Fairhaven High was the top pick for most respondents as to where to send Acushnet high schoolers.
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December 1, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Acushnet school officials to make high school contract decision
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Editorial: Wu made two good School Committee appointments. With their terms ending, she should reappoint them.
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Wu made two good School Committee appointments. With their terms ending, she should reappoint them. - The Boston Globe
The challenges for the committee will include managing the downsizing of the system, dealing with the fallout from federal policy swings, and addressing persistent racial achievement gaps.
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December 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Editorial: Wu made two good School Committee appointments. With their terms ending, she should reappoint them.
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'Powerful message.' Jewish holidays to stay on Sudbury school calendar
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Sudbury MA school board keeps Jewish holidays on school calendar
The Sudbury School Committee recently voted to maintain its current calendar, differing from the direction of Lincoln-Sudbury High School.
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December 1, 2025 at 11:08 AM
'Powerful message.' Jewish holidays to stay on Sudbury school calendar
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Woburn School Committee veterans skeptical of ‘gray area’ redistricting option
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School Committee veterans skeptical of ‘gray area’ redistricting option
WOBURN - School Committee Chair Ellen Crowley and veteran board member Patricia Chisholm last week both cited strong misgivings with a proposal to identify several “buffer zones” or “gray areas”
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December 1, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Woburn School Committee veterans skeptical of ‘gray area’ redistricting option
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Ayer Shirley Regional High School seniors launch food-recovery initiative
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Ayer Shirley Regional High School seniors launch food-recovery initiative
AYER – With food insecurity in the national spotlight, the Less Waste More Taste initiative that Sastea Cherduville and Brooke Wade launched earlier this year makes perfect sense. The two Ayer Shir…
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December 1, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Ayer Shirley Regional High School seniors launch food-recovery initiative
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Southborough officials to narrow down options for Neary School
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Southborough officials to narrow down options for Neary School
SOUTHBOROUGH — After the plan for a new, consolidated elementary school was rejected last spring, Southborough officials continue to consider their options to address the deteriorating Neary School.
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December 1, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Southborough officials to narrow down options for Neary School
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Senator Durant complains Wachusett Regional did not receive $3200 grant due to Holden’s noncompliance with MBTA Communities Law
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Mass. Sen. Durant: Healey ‘weaponized’ housing law against Wachusett Regional High School
The Healey administration's funding decision is "unfair" and sets a dangerous precedent, state Sen. Peter Durant, R-Worcester/Hampshire, said.
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December 1, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Senator Durant complains Wachusett Regional did not receive $3200 grant due to Holden’s noncompliance with MBTA Communities Law
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Wilbraham Middle School MSBA project to be discussed with Select Board
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Wilbraham Middle School MSBA project to be discussed with Select Board - The Reminder
WILBRAHAM — As the state of Wilbraham Middle School continues to come into question, the Hampden-Wilbraham Regional School District School Committee discussed ways to move forward with remediating the...
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December 1, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Wilbraham Middle School MSBA project to be discussed with Select Board
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Franklin County educators’ absences raise questions about data collection
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Franklin County educators' absences raise questions about data collection - Greenfield Recorder
The state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) has released a new dataset looking at the attendance rate of educators, which shows that staff in Franklin County missed an average of...
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December 1, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Franklin County educators’ absences raise questions about data collection
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Nevada’s traditional public schools are losing children to charter schools. Why?
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Nevada’s traditional public schools are losing children to charter schools. Why? - The Nevada Independent
Federal and state investments have helped to boost enrollment at Nevada's network of public charter schools.
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December 1, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Nevada’s traditional public schools are losing children to charter schools. Why?
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Anticipating federal immigration sweep, New Orleans schools ready plans and reassure families
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Anticipating federal immigration sweep, New Orleans schools ready plans and reassure families
School leaders in New Orleans and Jefferson Parish say they are towing the fine line of obeying the law and keeping classrooms a safe space for students.
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December 1, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Anticipating federal immigration sweep, New Orleans schools ready plans and reassure families
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Private school vouchers in Florida redirecting funding away from public schools
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Private school vouchers in Florida redirecting funding away from public schools
These vouchers — and other factors — have led to declining funding among the largest school districts. Teachers say they are feeling the effects.
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December 1, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Private school vouchers in Florida redirecting funding away from public schools
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Kansas looking at three bidders for $10 million contract relying on AI to find guns in schools
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Kansas looking at three bidders for $10 million contract relying on AI to find guns in schools
Kansas Sen. Pat Pettey, a Democrat from Kansas City, Kansas, questions the process of sele
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December 1, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Kansas looking at three bidders for $10 million contract relying on AI to find guns in schools
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ICE has sent a record 600 immigrant kids to federal shelters this year
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ICE Sent 600 Immigrant Kids to Detention in Federal Shelters This Year. It’s a New Record.
Under a zero tolerance policy, the first Trump administration separated immigrant children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border. New data suggests separations are happening all over the count...
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December 1, 2025 at 10:54 AM
ICE has sent a record 600 immigrant kids to federal shelters this year
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Schools grapple with whooping cough as 2025 outpaces last year’s peak numbers
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Schools grapple with whooping cough as 2025 outpaces last year’s peak numbers
Preliminary reports from the CDC, as well as state and local agencies, suggest a significant increase in U.S. pertussis numbers — particularly in Texas.
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December 1, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Schools grapple with whooping cough as 2025 outpaces last year’s peak numbers
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FDA official, without providing data, claims link between COVID-19 vaccines and pediatric deaths
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FDA official, without providing data, claims link between COVID-19 vaccines and pediatric deaths
Dr. Vinay Prasad, the director of the FDA's vaccine division, did not provide data to back the claim in a memo sent to staff.
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December 1, 2025 at 10:52 AM
FDA official, without providing data, claims link between COVID-19 vaccines and pediatric deaths
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Experts say strict new FDA protocol for vaccine approval is ‘dangerous and irresponsible’
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Experts say strict new FDA protocol for vaccine approval is ‘dangerous and irresponsible’
Lead FDA vaccine regulator announced new approval process after claiming Covid vaccine had killed 10 children
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December 1, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Experts say strict new FDA protocol for vaccine approval is ‘dangerous and irresponsible’
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