Sydney Chaffee, who teaches at the Codman Academy Charter Public School in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood, says she sees education as ‘a tool for social justice.’
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Berkeley reverses decision to cancel Ann Coulter speech
Before the reversal was announced, Coulter had vowed to go ahead with an appearance anyway.
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Maine students at for-profit colleges carry heavier debt load, report finds
The state has 11 of the schools, and a hearing is scheduled for Monday on a bill requiring annual reviews of them by the State Board of Education.
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Dartmouth College settles animal dump contamination case
The college had dumped animal carcasses, human remains and stillborn fetuses decades ago.
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University of Maine at Farmington students host ‘Addiction in Our Community’ event
Students in the school’s Addiction Rehabilitation program created the event to help campus and community recovery effort as the state continues to grapple with record numbers of overdose deaths.
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Colby receives $25 million from Davis Family Foundation to guarantee every student an experience abroad
The gift provides the means to create for students DavisConnects, a ‘re-envisioning of the liberal arts in a global context.’
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RSU 38 committee recommends keeping Manchester Elementary open
The school, which has fought a mold problem in recent months, had a new concern raised in late March about carbon dioxide levels on campus.
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Winslow building committee gets approval to hire construction manager for consolidation project
The schools panel hopes to get a manager by the end of May and settle on a design and budget for the November referendum.
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Charter supporters urge Maine legislators to drop ‘10 schools in 10 years’ limit
Waiting lists show the demand for more is there, they say, but critics oppose expansion until the results of the education ‘experiment’ are reviewed.
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LePage envisions ‘about a dozen’ superintendents, total, for schools statewide
He proposes regional centers for operating schools and says the state doesn’t need nearly 150 superintendents.