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Cambridge School Committee Approves Union Contracts for Paraprofessionals, Family Liaisons
Graham and Parks Alternative Public School is located at 44 Linnean St. The Cambridge School Committee approved contracts with paraprofessionals and family liaisons during a special meeting on Friday. By Frank S. Zhou. The Cambridge School Committee approved contracts with paraprofessionals and family liaisons at a special meeting on Friday,...
Emerson faculty, staff, and students left in the dark following news of impending layoffs
Faculty say there is no information on the extent of the problem, casting a shadow on summer vacation. Some Emerson faculty, staff and students are saying there’s a dark cloud over their campus this summer, following an announcement of impending layoffs and budget cuts that failed to disclose specific details.
Boston Police Gift Care Packages to New College Students in Community-Support Effort
In a notable act of communal support, Boston's District E-13 Community Service Office has extended a helping hand to recent high school graduates. The students were treated to an event filled with beverages, refreshments, and engaging conversations with local law enforcement officers about their future endeavors, according to an official statement from the Boston Police Department.
Lynnfield dials up cellphone school policy
The School Committee met to discuss changes to various policies, including a new cellphone and related electronic devices policy, at its meeting on Thursday. At the beginning of the meeting, Committee Chair Kate DePrizio said she had heard some confusion, and clarified the meeting was only for discussion and there would be no votes taken.
City Council postpones action on former Everett High; approves Feasibility Study for new High School
The Everett City Council voted to postpone action on appropriating $10 million for a new roof on the old Everett High School – located at 548 Broadway – pending more information on how much it would cost to renovate the building to house seventh- and eighth-graders, but approved a $2 million request for a Feasibility Study for a new High School at their meeting Monday, June 24. The vote on the roof funding was 7-4 with Councillors-at-Large John Hanlon and Katy Rogers, Ward 1 Councillor Wayne Matewsky and Ward 3 Councillor Anthony DiPierro in dissent. The vote on the money for the Feasibility Study was 9-2 with Councillors-at-Large Guerline Alcy Jabouin and Michael Marchese in opposition.
The Beantown Pub’s building is being converted into Suffolk dorms
Suffolk University said the pub will continue to be in the business there after the conversion. Suffolk University will turn a former office building into a dorm, but not just any office building. The university, whose student population is only growing, acquired an 11-story office at 101 Tremont St. for...
Nahant superintendent calls it a career
Benjamin PierceNAHANT — After nearly 50 years in education, Superintendent of Schools Tony Pierantozzi officially retired on Monday. The New Jersey native’s career started right after he graduated from Rutgers University in 1968, when he became a social studies teacher in the district of Scarsdale, N.Y. Pierantozzi would remain in the role until 1983, when he […] The post Nahant superintendent calls it a career appeared first on Itemlive.
Town to investigate alleged discrimination in schools
An independent investigator will be procured by interim Superintendent John Robidoux by July 19 to determine the merit of internal discrimination allegations between district personnel. The School Committee granted permission to Robidoux in a vote, allotting $25,000 toward the initiative. In an email to the district, former interim Superintendent Theresa...
‘One room, a whole lot of love’: Historic segregation-era Cornland School restored as museum in Chesapeake
CHESAPEAKE — A globe of the world before Russia became a country. An American flag with 48 stars. An oil lamp, three wooden pencils and a hand bell. A beloved pillar-like potbelly stove anchoring the center of the room. A signature from “Kathryn” penned in 1933 in a book nestled under an antique wooden school desk. About 80 years ago, those were a few items students of the Cornland School — ...
51 graduate from MMA-Suffolk leadership program
Fifty-one graduates received their certificates in Local Government Leadership and Management this spring as the MMA-Suffolk program completed its 21st and 22nd classes. More than 500 municipal officials have completed the Certificate in Local Government Leadership and Management program since its inception in 2011. The MMA and Suffolk University program...
Select Board still unsure how to tackle Mystic School HVAC issue
WINCHESTER - The Select Board continues to debate whether and how much American Rescue Plan Act money they should use to repair or replace the HVAC system at the Mystic School. With the school residing under the purview of the School Committee, the board wanted their input before taking any vote.
North Cambridge reshaped dropout to educator and Harvard dishwasher into a student adviser
North Cambridge reshaped dropout to educator and Harvard dishwasher into a student adviser. The history of North Cambridge is integral to Leslie Oliver’s own story. He was born there in 1940 and has lived there his entire life. His days being a newspaper boy, attending and being a parishioner of St. John’s Catholic Church and as a student and teacher in Cambridge Public Schools had big effects on the person he became and what he has been able to accomplish, he says.
Another Installment of Academic Honors for Bedford College Students
Here is another installment of academic awards and honors announcements about Bedford residents sent to The Bedford Citizen from the academic institutions. There will be more to come. Etringer and Kusa, Local Emerson College Students, Earn Dean’s List Honors. The following students are named to Emerson College’s Dean’s List...
School Committee hears update on school start times
WESTFORD — The School Committee recently heard updates surrounding proposed changes to Westford Public Schools start times. The committee met on June 17 to discuss the school start time update. The School Committee discussed national trends and adjacent school systems. Of the 24 adjacent school systems, Westford had the...
Kent Wheeler named new AD at Marblehead High
He’s been around the hallways of Marblehead High School for a long time, and now, he gets to command the athletics ship. Kent Wheeler has been named the school’s athletic director, beginning this past Monday and replacing former AD Greg Ceglarski. A social studies teacher at the school,...
Fox Hill Bulding Comm. endorses schematic design
BURLINGTON - The Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) is expected to vote on the final schematic design plan for the new Fox Hill Elementary School at a meeting in August. It will head to the state with the full endorsement from the Fox Hill Building Committee, who formally supported the...
Bentley totals conference-leading five NE10 Team Academic Excellence Awards
WALTHAM, Mass. – Bentley continues to reel in academic awards from the Northeast-10. One day after the NE10 announced that Bentley placed the most Academic Honor Roll recipients in the conference for the spring semester, the NE10 shared Tuesday that Bentley has the most Team Academic Excellence Award winners for the 2023-24 academic year.
Ronald Vincent was Inducted into the 41st NFHS Hall of Fame at the 105th Annual Meeting
Boston, MA – Ronald Vincent, the legendary baseball coach at J.H. Rose High School in Greenville, North Carolina, has been inducted into the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Hall of Fame. This honor was bestowed upon him during the 41st NFHS Hall of Fame ceremony on July 1, 2024, in Boston, Massachusetts, as part of the 105th NFHS Summer Meeting.
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