09 Jan, 2025

Children hit hardest by the pandemic are now the big kids at school. Many still need reading help.

COVID Stuck with distance learning as they began grade school, the kids who are now finishing elementary school were the ones most disrupted by COVID, with alarming delays in their reading ability. Books are displayed on a free library shelf inside the classroom of Richard Evans, a teacher at Hyde Park Elementary School, on Thursday, […]

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The bitter fight over plans for a new high school building and saving a forest in Wakefield

The Boston Globe Residents and environmentalists are upset that a significant portion of the forest behind the Northeast Metro Tech School in Wakefield is being cut down to make way for a new school building. Suzanne Kreiter/Globe Staff By Sarah Raza, The Boston Globe updated on August 30, 2023 | 3:38 PM Just south of […]

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Body confirmed to be recent high school graduate who was fishing for lobster in Maine

Local News Tylar Michaud, 18, of Steuben, went missing on July 21 after he went out to tend his lobster traps near Petit Manan Island. By Associated Press August 25, 2023 | 11:19 AM STEUBEN, Maine (AP) — The identification of a body pulled from the ocean this week confirmed the worst fears of many […]

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Worcester diocese policy prohibits Catholic school students from expressing ‘same-sex attraction,’ using different pronouns

Schools Under the policy, Catholic school students in Worcester could be dismissed if their expression of gender or sexuality “should cause confusion or disruption at the school.” Catholic Bishop Robert J. McManus of the Diocese of Worcester. Rick Cinclair/Worcester Telegram & Gazette via AP, File Catholic school students in Worcester will soon be required to […]

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Clear eyes, full hearts, and a $94 million Texas high school stadium

High School Sports McKinney ISD Stadium is home field for three high schools. MUST CREDIT: Bloomberg photo by Thomas Black Bloomberg photo by Emil T. Lippe By Amanda Albright, Eniola Longe and Julie Fine, Washington Post November 4, 2023 | 10:14 AM Few towns represent the Texas ethos of Friday Night Lights – and the […]

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James Taylor sings national anthem at Lewiston High School football game

Local News “It’s going to be a game of unity.” James Taylor sings the National Anthem prior to the football game between Lewiston and Edward Little high schools at Lewiston High School in Lewiston, ME on November 01, 2023. The game was postponed last Friday due to the shootings in Lewiston. Craig F. Walker / […]

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Everett superintendent reportedly placed on leave by school committee despite student, teacher objections

Local News Priya Tahiliani filed a lawsuit against Mayor Carlo DeMaria, the School Committee, and the city of Everett alleging numerous instances of racism, sexism, and retaliatory actions earlier this year. Jonathan Wiggs/The Boston Globe, File The Everett School Committee voted Monday night to place Priya Tahiliani, the district’s superintendent, on leave pending a human […]

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Mentor for Shrewsbury High School robotics team facing child pornography charges

Local News Brian Lingard, 60, of Shrewsbury was arrested Monday morning. A mentor for the Shrewsbury High School robotics team was arrested Monday for allegedly possessing and transporting child pornography, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the District of Massachusetts.  Brian Lingard, 60, of Shrewsbury was arrested Monday morning and charged with the transportation […]

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Mass. elementary school has a close encounter of the moose kind

Local News The moose casually joined the Monday morning drop-off line at Naquag Elementary School in Rutland, much to the surprise of students, families, and school staff. The morning drop-off line can be chaotic enough as children head into school for the day, pausing briefly to remind their parents of soccer practice or other happenings […]

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14-year-old boy charged for allegedly threatening to shoot up Chelsea school

Local News Prosecutors say the threats were made after the boy was involved in a fight with another student last week. A 14-year-old boy was arraigned Monday in Boston Juvenile Court for allegedly threatening to shoot up a school in Chelsea last week after he was involved in a fight with another student, according to […]

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