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Last week’s address by Ron Unz at the Graduate School of Education marks the beginning of what will be a long and arduous debate, as the Commonwealth of Massachusetts wrestles over the future of bilingual education. Unz, a California millionaire who already tried to dismantle bilingual education programs in California and Arizona, has come to Massachusetts, the state with the oldest bilingual education law in America, to repeat his past efforts...
...very pleased that scores throughout the Commonwealth increased,” said Bobbie J. D’Alessandro, Cambridge’s superintendent of schools. “I’m hoping that Cambridge scores will reflect that increase...
...Commonwealth sold the house to Andrew Cabot, who promptly resold it to Elbridge Gerry, Class of 1762. Gerry, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, dearly loved his “Mansion House” at Elmwood, and it was in the house’s parlor that he stood on March 4, 1813 to take the oath of office as Vice President of the United States...
Trombly was arrested outside of the residence of his high school friend, Boston College junior Thomas J. Davis at 2021 Commonwealth Ave. at about 1 a.m. on Sept. 9. Davis was also arrested that night for drinking publicly, underage drinking, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest...
Court records filed by the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office last week said the prosecution decided not to pursue the case because “sufficient evidence does not exist to allow the Commonwealth to sustain its burden of proof beyond a reasonable doubt...