‘Alarm bells should be going off.’ MCAS English scores down again. Continued slide points to ongoing impact of pandemic by Michael Jonas IT’S A SAFE BET that Woody Allen, who is often credited with the coinage, wasn’t thinking about student testing when he remarked that 90 percent of success is just showing up. But he might as […]
CLASSES AND EVENTS KIDZONE The Classes Sundays2:00pm – 5:00pmTickets: $5 per family Join us every Sunday in the Art Museum for family-friendly activities for kids ages 4-12 and their parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, friends. Learn about our exhibitions and make art, get creative, and have fun! Drop in anytime.(Children must be accompanied by an adult.) […]
NOT TO BE MISSED EVENTS Blues, Roots, and R&B with The George Gritzbach Band Bass River Arts Campus Fri, Oct 11, 7:30pm Price: $25 Register The George Gritzbach Band plays inventive takes on classics and a healthy helping of innovative originals, offering a great mix of blues, roots, and R&B. The band has appeared at […]
RIPTA to Detour Routes 1, 32, 33, 34, 40 and 61x Through October 2024 Due to East Side Tunnel Construction PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) announced today that the East Side Tunnel will remain closed for repairs and renovations through October 31, 2024. Routes 1, 32, 33, 34, 40 and 61x […]
Raising the Retirement Age is a Benefit Cut, CBO Finds Washington, D.C.—The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a report showing that raising the Social Security retirement age to 69—as House Republicans have proposed—would slash benefits for hardworking retirees.The report finds that Social Security benefits would be cut by an average of 13 percent if the Republicans’ plan were […]
As a teacher, I know MCAS is crucial to ensuring we help all students succeed Getting rid of the graduation requirement would be a huge step backward for educational equity I AM A proud member of the Massachusetts Teachers Association. I’m also an educator in a diverse urban district, and strongly believe that teachers who have the tools, […]
NE Forests Recover Despite Conservation Funding Deficits Grace Wu September 26, 2024 These days roughly 80 percent of New England is wooded, but over 99 percent of the trees were planted within the last 100 years. Credit: Roddy Scheer. Dear EarthTalk: I live in Massachusetts and often walk in the woods. It seems as if there […]
Rep. Casey applauds House Speaker Shekarchi’s testimony before U.S. Senate on housing affordability STATE HOUSE — Rep. Stephen Casey lauded House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi for his impactful testimony before the U.S. Senate Budget Committee. The hearing, entitled “The Costs of Inaction: Economic Risks from Housing Unaffordability,” addressed the growing national housing crisis. Rep. Stephen […]
