COMMENCEMENT 2009
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Photos: Addressing the Class of '09
From Bobcat Goldthwait to Ben Bernanke, check out who spoke at this year's commencement ceremonies around the region.
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2009 MCAS RESULTS
MCAS scores fall shy of target
For the first time since testing began, more than half of Massachusetts schools are out of compliance with federal achievement standards, education officials said yesterday, a finding that raises warning flags for local educators but also sparks questions about whether the national benchmarks are too high. (By James Vaznis, Globe Staff)
SPECIAL SECTIONS
Last chance for
English High
A reach for redemption
English High made gains last year, but achieving its goals has been a challenge.
English High made gains last year, but achieving its goals has been a challenge.
- Part 1 Long road back
- Part 2 Overwhelmed teachers
- Part 3 Student mothers
- VIDEO English High
Paying for college 101
Sally Donahue, Harvard University's director of financial aid, answered questions about how to pay for college.
- COVERAGE New aid for the middle
- LINK College board website
GLOBE EDUCATION NEWS
Whittier students chosen to work for rock 'n' roll food show
When Whittier Regional Technical High School culinary arts instructor Cathie Baines walked into a classroom at 7:30 a.m. one recent November morning and unceremoniously summoned six students to the hallway, nobody thought the news could be good. (By Karen Sackowitz, Globe Correspondent)
Reading elementry school launches ‘Pennies for Peace’ campaign
Fourteen senior citizens recently performed in the third annual Senior Idol Talent Show at Northern Essex Community College in Haverhill. Guitarist and vocalist Dolores Bourque of Haverhill won first place; guitarist and vocalist Marty Kriegsman of Haverhill placed second; and keyboardist and vocalist Larry Dudley of Haverhill was third. (By Wendy Killeen, Boston Globe)
Students vow boycott of Medford High cafeteria
Medford High School students have launched a protest against their school’s cafeteria food, using Facebook and Yahoo to urge a boycott next week to highlight their complaints. (By Travis Andersen, Globe Correspondent)
BC outlines its plan for Stokes Commons
NEWTON - Boston College is making plans to build a 160,000-square-foot academic building along College Road in Newton as part of its expansion, officials said yesterday. (By Caitlin Castello, Globe Correspondent)
State exams allegations of Hughes Academy irregularities
By any standard, the rise was meteoric. The Robert M. Hughes Academy’s math scores this spring improved at the fastest pace in the state, with English scores not far behind. (By James Vaznis, Globe Staff)
LATEST EDUCATION NEWS WIRE UPDATES
- Teachers begin using cell phones for class lessons (AP, 11/27/09)
- Education salaries grow $8M in La.'s ed department (AP, 11/27/09)
- Teachers begin using cell phones for class lessons (AP, 11/27/09)
- Food stamps estimate raises debate over 'poverty' (AP, 11/27/09)
- Insuring young key to health care overhaul plans (AP, 11/27/09)
LATEST K-12 EDUCATION NEWS
- For tenor from Malta, a star-making role? (AP, 11/27/09)
- Globe-trotting filmmaker returns to roots (AP, 11/26/09)
- For tenor from Malta, a star-making role? (AP, 11/26/09)
- norwood Norwood to offer night classes as alternative path to high school diploma (Boston Globe, 11/25/09)
- Intruder prompts lockdown at S Kingstown school (AP, 11/25/09)
LATEST HIGHER EDUCATION NEWS
- Congressional field take shape in Maine (AP, 11/27/09)
- Olmsted's 1895 Pa. steel town seeks green rebirth (AP, 11/27/09)
- New climate targets may not change daily life much (AP, 11/27/09)
- Boston Capital When debt lacks value (Boston Globe, 11/26/09)
- New climate targets may not change daily life much (AP, 11/27/09)