Category Archives: Education

by | November 18, 2009

Forestdale mom appeals for bullying law

BY MOLLY CONNORS FOR THE CAPE COD TIMES BOSTON – A Cape Cod mother made a tearful plea to state legislators yesterday to pass one of a dozen bills addressing school bullying, saying the state must step in to assure … Continue reading →

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by | November 14, 2009

Bill eyes reducing expulsions, suspensions

BY SARAH THOMAS FOR THE LOWELL SUN BOSTON – Roughhousing between friends. Smoking cigarettes on campus. Writing your name on a desk. These are just a few of the reasons for the more than 20,000 school suspensions last year that … Continue reading →

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by | November 7, 2009

Alarm raised on early education

BY ANTOINETTE PIZZI FOR THE CAPE COD TIMES BOSTON – The state’s early education commissioner has warned legislators there are more than 20,000 children — including 881 Cape and Islands youngsters — on waiting lists for financial help to get … Continue reading →

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by | October 29, 2009

Patrick: Cut jobs, save local aid and education

BY ANTOINETTE PIZZI FOR THE CAPE COD TIMES WORCESTER – Local aid and education funding are not among the cuts Gov. Deval Patrick announced this afternoon. Instead, up to 2,000 state job will be cut and 4,000 managers in the … Continue reading →

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by | October 21, 2009

Bill would make it easier on students who cannot hear

BY JEN JUDSON FOR THE METROWEST DAILY NEWS BOSTON – As members of the Legislature’s Education Committee watched, Jantsen Collins, 17, a Bedford student, typed out answers on a slick black device with a brightly illuminated screen about the size … Continue reading →

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by | October 20, 2009

Poirier wants parent OK for sex ed

BY BRITTANY ABERY AND JUSTIN MEISINGER FOR THE ATTLEBORO SUN CHRONICLE BOSTON – An attempt to require parental approval before students receive sex education isn’t garnering much support from area educators. North Attleboro High School Principal Robert Gay says legislation … Continue reading →

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by | October 12, 2009

Free speech, religion and the classroom

BY BRITTANY ABERY AND JUSTIN MEISINGER FOR THE ATTLEBORO SUN CHRONICLE BOSTON – Prayer and religion at public schools have been topics of debate for decades. Now Beacon Hill is taking up the issue, looking at legislation that would give … Continue reading →

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by | October 7, 2009

Perry co-sponsors school religion bill

BY ANTOINETTE PIZZI FOR THE CAPE COD TIMES BOSTON — Falmouth schools Supt. Marc Dupuis sends a letter to the faculty each November, reminding staff to be respectful of student and faculty religious beliefs. “Schools aren’t the place to have … Continue reading →

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by | September 29, 2009

State colleges seek name change to universities

BY ANTOINETTE PIZZI FOR THE CAPE COD TIMES BOSTON – In hopes of boosting enrollment, state college representatives traveled to Beacon Hill to ask the legislature to change their name from college to university. Presidents of Salem and Bridgewater state … Continue reading →

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