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Weymouth School Committee names interim superintendent. Who will fill the role?
WEYMOUTH – Assistant Superintendent Melanie Curtin will serve as interim superintendent following the recent departure of Superintendent Robert Wargo. The school committee on Thursday unanimously approved Curtin, who most recently served as assistant superintendent of instructional services and support, to the interim position. The committee and Curtin agreed to a one-year contract with...
Saugus school board salutes ’24 grads
Kelan FlynnSAUGUS — In the last School Committee meeting held before the Class of 2024’s graduation from Saugus High School, committee members offered the seniors their well wishes, advice, and congratulations. “I’d like to thank everybody for their hard work and accomplishments, and wish the seniors well,” Committee member John Hatch said. “This is a great, […] The post Saugus school board salutes ’24 grads appeared first on Itemlive.
Group of graduates walk out of Harvard commencement chanting 'Free, free Palestine'
Hundreds of students in graduation robes walked out of the Harvard commencement chanting “Free, free Palestine” and “Let them walk” after weeks of protests on campus over the Israeli assault in Gaza. (AP Video shot and produced by Rodrique Ngowi.) CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Hundreds of students in graduation robes walked out of the Harvard commencement on Thursday chanting “Free, free Palestine” after weeks of protests on campus and a day after the school announced that 13 Harvard students who participated in a protest encampment would not be able to receive diplomas alongside their classmates. Some students chanted “Let them walk, let them walk” during Thursday’s commencement, referring to allowing those 13 students to get their diplomas along with fellow graduates. Student speaker Shruthi Kumar said “this semester our freedom of speech and our expressions of solidarity became punishable,” she said to cheers and applause.
Preschool tuition rising 8% in Swampscott
Benjamin PierceSWAMPSCOTT — The School Committee voted unanimously to increase the cost of the district’s integrated preschool program by 8% for fiscal year 2025. Assistant Superintendent Martha Raymond proposed the increase, which raised the total price for the five-day program from $4,630 to $5,000. Raymond said that even with the increase, the program still remains less […] The post Preschool tuition rising 8% in Swampscott appeared first on Itemlive.
Loss of $482K school funding lamented in Swampscott
Benjamin PierceSWAMPSCOTT — District leaders debated the budget process in the aftermath of Town Meeting during a School Committee meeting. In the first night of Town Meeting on May 20, a proposal by Committee Member Amy O’Connor passed by majority vote, amending the town’s operating budget for fiscal year 2025 to increase school funding by $482,000. […] The post Loss of $482K school funding lamented in Swampscott appeared first on Itemlive.
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