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...British child who matriculates takes one step nearer to a class ghetto, whether the gated community, the neatly clipped suburb or the council tower block. Nicola's nursery mates are no exception: the Bentley babies have since decamped to schools that charge fees of about $22,000 a year. Those parents pious or savvy enough to attend church have a shot at getting their kids into a state-funded religious school, for decades a refuge of the aspirational classes. Rising private-school fees - up over 40% in the last five years - have triggered a groundswell of faithful behavior...
...national housing and financial crises were brought home to Cambridge at last night’s City Council meeting, during which the body passed two resolutions to investigate homelessness in the city. Mayor E. Denise Simmons introduced a measure to assess how prepared the city is for a potential increase in the number of homeless people on the streets. Proposed by Councillor Kenneth E. Reeves ’72, another resolution—which calls for a report on whether arrests of homeless people have increased recently—indicated that the city is already feeling the effects...
House Committees may be receiving $800 more than they did last fall from the Undergraduate Council. The Council presented a provisional budget this past Sunday that notes that the 12 HoCos will receive approximately $5,400 from the UC in upfront funding. Dudley House will receive a smaller increase that is proportional to its size. The Council is expected to pass the measure next Sunday after it has gone before the Finance Commitee (FiCom). UC Treasurer Anthony R. Britt ’10 said the UC’s overall budget increased by 11 percent this year. Britt said...
...story, "Questions Linger For BC Expansion Plan," said that the Boston City Council will soon vote on Boston College's 10-year master plan. In fact, approval is only needed from the Boston Redevelopment Authority...
...school—rather than to people whose roots don’t go quite so deep.According to Nemeth, the potential for confusion is increased by the complexities of boundary lines between districts.“I live in the 8th Congressional district, the 6th Governor’s Council district, the 1st Suffolk, Essex and Middlesex district for State Senator, and then the 16th Suffolk district for state representative,” she said. “That’s why students don’t know about local candidates. It’s not the candidates?...