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Highlighting the best: South Shore high school rugby all-scholastics
The South Shore was unquestionably the hub of Massachusetts high school rugby in the spring. The area was home to two state champions - BC High in Division 1 and Weymouth in Div. 2 boys - and a pair of state finalists. The Wildcats successfully completed a three-peat by holding Hanover off. The Weymouth girls also reached the state final, running into a powerhouse program in Belmont. ...
All Hands On Deck: 12 BPS Students Take To The Seas
BOSTON (WBZ NewsRadio) — A dozen Boston Public School students spent two weeks at sea and arrived back in Boston on Friday. The sailing program is through the nonprofit World Ocean School, which provides immersive, hands-on education to hundreds of students every year. Their mission is to “empower students...
These are the 2 finalists for interim superintendent in Brockton Public Schools
BROCKTON — Brockton Public Schools has announced the two finalists for the position of interim superintendent. Jannell D. Pearson-Campbell and Priya Tahiliani were named on Wednesday afternoon as the final candidates for the superintendent job and will be interviewed by the Brockton School Committee on July 9. Whichever candidate the committee appoints will take office ahead of the 2024-25 school year. ...
Emotions high as Select Board prepare to act school override ballot
The discussion over whether the Select Board should call for a November ballot question on the construction of a new school grew more intense at the June 25 meeting as school supporters rallied outside and testified inside that the measure should go forward. Emotions ran high among board members as...
When We Say Math Is For Everyone, Let’s Make Sure We Mean It
Providing today’s students with the mathematics skills they need to succeed in the future is as essential and urgent as ever, whether they’re making scientific breakthroughs, launching their businesses, or analyzing data to make decisions in any field. As schools continue to respond to the effects of pandemic-related...
Op-ed: Shelving the book stairs: a representation of Northeastern’s underlying problem
Is it dramatic to declare a university in danger of bleak soullessness because it replaced the whimsical book stair design with a picture of the Husky mascot? Perhaps. However, the change is emblematic of a declining sense of community and Northeastern’s concerning shift toward becoming a mere diploma mill.
SBC picks preliminary design; land swap inches forward
The status of the School Building Committee’s (SBC)’s work on constructing a new school at the Milton High School campus saw significant movement in two key areas recently. The building: The SBC voted to select a preliminary design layout option for the building project that will serve both...
Trevor Arico Makes Dean's List at Emerson College
BOSTON, MA -- Trevor Arico of Saline, MI, earned Dean's List list honors from Emerson College for the Spring 2024 Semester. The requirement to make Dean's List is a grade point average of 3.7 or higher for that semester. Arico is majoring in Communication Studies and is a member of...
Aoun authors essay on bracing for, and embracing, the future of AI
“AI is our reality now,” according to Northeastern President Joseph E. Aoun. Aoun, a longtime proponent of transforming higher education to prepare for the impacts of artificial intelligence on humankind, argued for an approach to college education that places more emphasis on “readying learners for reinvention” in an essay published in The Chronicle of Higher Education July 1.
2024 Best & Brightest Online MBA: Rachel Grusin, Boston University (Questrom)
“It’s never too late to take a chance and do something new or different.”. Fun fact about yourself: I’ll tell you a secret…I have an obsession with designing cheese boards, but I’m not very good at it and my favorite pattern is paisley. Funny enough, I don’t actually own anything in paisley.
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