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Associated Content 2010/09/02

Massachusetts had more to lose than most in adopting the Common Core Standards. Higher standards and parents support for the quality of those standards were lost. The gains are short-term federal financial assistance. Was this a good choice? Contributor: Chris Ledder Published: Aug 19, 2010

Dorchester Reporter 2010/09/02

By Tara M. Merrigan, Special to the Reporter WUMB, the University of Massachusetts Boston’s official radio station ,known for its folk and singer-songwriter music, kicked off its “Preserving the Past, Building the Future” Capital Campaign earlier this month with a fundraising gala. Since its inception in the late 1960s, WUMB radio has evolved from a closed circuit on-campus collegiate radio ...

Boston Globe 2010/09/02

A 30-year-old Boston man jailed in North Korea has spoken by telephone with his family for the first time since he crossed the border on Jan. 25 and was immediately arrested. Thaleia Schlesinger, a spokesperson for the family, said today that Aijalon Mahli Gomes was allowed to call his mother last night, which was Friday morning in Korea. Gomes, who had been living in South Korea for the past ...

Boston Globe 2010/09/02

More than a dozen urban planning and disaster relief specialists will lead brainstorming sessions at the University of Massachusetts-Boston campus on Friday on ways to rebuild sustainable communities in Haiti after the earthquake. The day-long workshop opens at 9 a.m. at the Healey Library, is open to the public. You can register here. More details on the event are available here. And this draft ...

Brattleboro Reformer 2010/09/01

BOSTON -- On the first day of the school year, some Massachusetts students will be staying home. As students in the state’s first online-only public school, they will log onto a computer and find out what books they need to read and what new skills they should master.