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Bromfield has a new look, new faces in 2024–25 school year
Note: This article reports new staff members at Bromfield. For new personnel at HES, see "New faces at Hildreth Elementary" When students returned to classes at the Bromfield School on Wednesday this week, they found changes to the building and also met several new teachers. On Monday before school began,...
New faces at Hildreth Elementary School
Note: This article reports new staff members at HES. For new personnel at Bromfield, see "Bromfield has a new look ..." The Hildreth Elementary School (HES) has six new, smiling faces in the building. The new hires were gracious enough to speak with the Press just before their students arrived for the 2024–25 academic year.
Harvard Says Police May End Protests That Cause ‘Substantial’ Campus Disruption
Harvard Executive Vice President Meredith L. Weenick '90 said the University may use police to end disruptive protests this semester. By Julian J. Giordano. Harvard Executive Vice President Meredith L. Weenick ’90 told affiliates on Friday that the University is prepared to use police to end disruptive large-scale protests, the clearest signal yet that Harvard’s top leadership will not tolerate another prolonged encampment on campus.
Richard Named Math Coordinator at CPS
CHELMSFORD – Katherine Richard has been hired as the new K-12 Mathematics Department Coordinator for Chelmsford Public Schools. Richard comes to CPS from Andover Public Schools, where she served as the Mathematics Program Coordinator. She said she was “particularly drawn to Chelmsford because of the district’s reputation for excellence...
Worcester Nite Life Courses Open for Registration
WORCESTER – Enrollment for Worcester Public Schools’ Nite Life Continuing Education remains open, with several courses still open for registration. The courses are held in the evening at Worcester Technical High School, at 1 Manny Familia Way, from Tuesday, Sept. 5 to Thursday, Dec. 21. Night Life also...
A guide to the state primary: Hildreth Elementary gym to host Sept. 3 election
After years of casting their ballots at the Bromfield School, Harvard voters will have a new venue for voting on Sept. 3: the Hildreth Elementary School gym. It will be a school day, which introduces a few complications, but town and school administrators assured the Press there will be ample signage to direct voters to parking and to the gym entrance. The polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
In Photos: Dean Khurana’s 10-Year Tenure
In the email announcing his departure in June 2025 after more than a decade Harvard’s top administration, Rakesh Khurana wrote that serving as dean of the College “has been one of the greatest honors and joys of my life.”. While Khurana’s tenure was marked by backlash surrounding his...
(Archive May 2016) Going Back to School
Going back to school is a big decision for some. According to statistics from US News & World Report, 1 in 3 first-year students will not make it back for their sophomore year. Many people start school and end up having to drop out due to family, academic struggles, and or financial stress.
Four-grade building for Neary endorsed by committee
SOUTHBOROUGH – The Neary Building Committee has opted to move forward with an option to construct a new four-grade school at Neary Elementary School during a meeting on Aug. 12. “We have a chance to change the course of how Southborough wants to think about our elementary schools, or...
Alan Garber’s Opening Words
In a message to the Harvard community on Thursday morning, as students were returning for the start of classes next week, President Alan M. Garber offered a welcome—and an admonition. He asked those coming back to campus to seek “enlightenment, understanding, and wisdom together.” The 2023-24 school year included months of upheaval and campus tension and ended with a pro-Palestine encampment in Harvard Yard and a walkout during Commencement. Foreseeing a continuation of those disagreements, Garber wrote: “Our community includes people of intensity and passion with beliefs both deeply held and strongly expressed. The challenges we faced in the last academic year have not abated. We anticipate demonstrations and protests, as well as disagreement and argument. We expect tension among individuals who hold opposing positions. We will surely be tested again this term.”
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