Posts Tagged ‘Boston Public Schools’
DC Shuttle: Boston Schools Finalists for Innovation Grants; US Ed Secy Supports In-State Tuition for Kids of Undocumented
by The New England Council
November 14, 2011
The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) held a hearing Tuesday to discuss legislation to reauthorize the 2001 No Child Left Behind (NCLB) education law, which has approved by the committee on Oct. 20. Committee Chair Tom Harkin (D-IA) acknowledged that "everyone has something they would like to change" about the draft, ...
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More Caps and Gowns: NE College Commencement Season Shifting to High Gear
by John O. Harney
April 11, 2011
Premier of Quebec Jean Charest will keynote Champlain College's 133nd commencement on Saturday, May 7, at 10 a.m. in the college's Memorial Auditorium. Former Vt. Gov. Jim Douglas will speak on behalf of honorary degree recipients during the ceremony.
Author and sustainable agriculture activist Gary Paul Nabhan will deliver the commencement ...
Read MoreTags: Babson College, Biz Stone, Boston Public Schools, Carol R. Johnson, Commencements, Jean Charest, Jim Douglas, John O. Harney, Louis Gossett Jr, Margaret H. Marshall, Simmons College | No Comments
