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Bilingual law fails first test
Three years after Massachusetts ended statewide bilingual education, most non-native English speakers are not fluent enough to function in a regular classroom, state test results show. For Somali student, 'English is fun' now Meet three young students as they attempt to learn English. Student in Chinatown struggles 'to know' the right answers In Lawrence, her learning goes slowly The State of EducationSchool district reports are an important part of deciding where your family should settle down. Use the guide below as a tool to help you sort through the hundreds of Massachusetts school districts.
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Harvard staff grants aim to boost diversityHarvard University will expand child-care and academic grants to support female and minority faculty and staff as they climb the ladder at the prestigious school, university officials plan to announce today.
Globe education writer Tracy Jan received third place in the National Headliners Awards' education writing category. Here are the stories from 2005 that made up her entry.
Payzant races to finish
A Boston superintendent hopes to be known as more than Mr. Stability. (11/1/05)
Seeking challenge, she engineers a school
Alafia Spencer designed a catapult that propelled golf balls across her physics classroom, dissected a chicken, and analyzed the bones of a decomposing lizard. (3/20/05) ADVERTISEMENT
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House lawmakers approve watered-down teen driving bill (AP, 6/15/06)
Memories of Soweto linger in South Africa (AP, 6/15/06)
Ex-teacher who faked cancer gets two years in prison (AP, 6/15/06)
NY students and parents want cell phone ban lifted (Reuters, 6/15/06)
Workaday leader made the grade (Boston Globe, 6/15/06)
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Senate approves UMass professor to head FDIC (AP, 6/15/06)
College's glassworks studio proves a smashing success (Boston Globe, 6/15/06)
Education board chancellor to step down (Boston Globe, 6/15/06)
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Education board chancellor to step down (By Marcella Bombardieri, Globe Staff)
Summer jobs for parents (By Jennifer Fenn Lefferts, Globe Correspondent)
N.Y. report denounces shock use at school (By Scott Allen, Globe Staff)
Baptists will stay in schools (By Tim Whitmire, Associated Press)
Reverse translation (By Jennifer Nelson, Globe Correspondent)
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Carcieri aide says governor will not rule out budget veto (6/14/06 7:28 p.m.)
Higher learning: Pru's Skywalk offers more than just a city view (6/14/06 4:49 p.m.)
Massachusetts Congress members report finances, travel (6/14/06 4:16 p.m.)
Charter school for deaf to close (6/14/06 4:52 p.m.)
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Classes of distinction (Boston Globe, 6/1/06)
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