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Somerville’s Winter Hill school closed suddenly a year ago and hasn’t reopened. What’s next?
“I just really don't want them to forget about the kids that are there now." Members of an eighth grade civics class were met with thunderous applause at a recent Somerville School Committee meeting as they presented their in-depth survey on how Somerville should replace the Winter Hill Community Innovation School, a year after it suddenly closed.
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.
13 Harvard students who were part of encampment won't get degrees
CAMBRIDGE - Thirteen Harvard University students who participated in the pro-Palestinian protest encampment on campus will not get their degrees at commencement Thursday. The university's top governing board rejected a recommendation from faculty members to allow the students to graduate with their classmates. In an online statement explaining the decision, the President and Fellows of Harvard College said degrees would not be granted to students who are not in good standing or facing a disciplinary action.Students not eligible for degrees "In coming to this determination, we note that the express provisions of the Harvard College Student Handbook state that students...
Students honored with scholarships at 33rd annual LHSF gala
Sidnee ShortNAHANT — The Lynn Hispanic Scholarship Fund held its 33rd annual gala at the Bayside, where 13 students from Lynn were honored with scholarships. The LHSF was founded by Maria Luz “Lucy” Tizol in 1991 to assist and support Latino and Hispanic graduates from Lynn heading to college. “The Lynn Hispanic Scholarship Fund has awarded […] The post Students honored with scholarships at 33rd annual LHSF gala appeared first on Itemlive.
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