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
Dozen from New England named Rhodes Scholar
Ugwechi Amadi had to turn down the volume on her phone so her parents’ screams of delight did not deafen her as she told them the big news. (By Emma Stickgold, Globe Correspondent)
Northeastern calls an end to football
Northeastern University plans to announce today that it is ending its football program after 74 seasons, saying it is unwilling to invest the millions of dollars needed to improve the team to meet the school’s ambitions. (By Andrew Ryan, Globe Staff)
Wayland Town Meeting OK’s tax hike to pay for new high school
Wayland Town Meeting voters paved the way last week for a new $70.8 million high school and kept the door open for a 372,500-square-foot town center project. (By Calvin Hennick, Globe Correspondent)
Report finds wide disparities in education for gifted students
ATLANTA - When Liz Fitzgerald realized her son and daughter were forced to read books in math class while the other children caught up, she had them moved into classes for gifted pupils at their suburban Atlanta elementary school. (By Dorie Turner, Associated Press)
More college-bound students express willingness to help pay burgeoning costs
Listen up, parents, would-be parents, and grandparents who want to help: The best time to start saving for a child’s college education is as soon as Mommy is pregnant. The best way to do it is as a family, with the children contributing what they can. (By Humberto Cruz, Boston Globe)
LATEST EDUCATION NEWS WIRE UPDATES
- Study: kids watching hours of TV at home daycare (AP, 12:41 a.m.)
- Rhodes Scholars named for 2010 (AP, 11/22/09)
- NJ man among newest Rhodes Scholars (AP, 11/22/09)
- Moody is the other lady who runs Conn. (AP, 11/22/09)
- Va. Military Institute faces sexism accusations (AP, 11/22/09)
LATEST K-12 EDUCATION NEWS
- Mixed results on charter schools in Arizona’s wide-open education market (Boston Globe, 11/21/09)
- A bad month in Afghanistan rippled across the US (AP, 11/21/09)
- Report finds wide disparities in gifted education (AP, 11/21/09)
- GOP report: Deal with Sacramento mayor was rushed (AP, 11/20/09)
- Oregon court says teacher can't take gun to class (AP, 11/20/09)
LATEST HIGHER EDUCATION NEWS
- Atheist student groups flower on college campuses (AP, 11/21/09)
- Scientist's love for birds leads to recognition (AP, 11/21/09)
- Planes ready to leave Brunswick, Maine Navy base (AP, 11/21/09)
- Passenger train ridership inches up in Vt. (AP, 11/21/09)
- UConn: Merger with Hartford Hospital not feasible (AP, 11/20/09)