GLOBE EDUCATION NEWS
Celebrating Sarah Getty, poet and singer
CELEBRATING SARAH: Bedford resident David Getty said he knew from the moment he saw Sarah Sovereign at a Stanford University chamber chorus that she was the woman he wanted to marry. (By Cindy Cantrell, Boston Globe)
Efforts expand on campuses to end dating violence
Most students don’t think violent relationships are a problem at college, said Georgetown University senior Jared Watkins, who helps lead a group of men there who are concerned about sexual assault and violence. If students think about abuse at all, they picture an older married couple, maybe poor or alcoholic — nothing like their friends at school. (By Susan Kinzie, Washington Post)
Framingham school budget avoids worst-case scenario
The $88.7 million school budget approved by the Framingham Town Meeting last week wasn’t the worst case possible for school officials in a tense and divisive budget season. (By Megan McKee, Globe Correspondent)
Online high school courses grow in popularity
PLYMOUTH — Robert Morgan had a dilemma as he scheduled his classes this year: The Plymouth South High School senior wanted to take creative writing, but it conflicted with the Latin class he needed for graduation credit. (By Michele Morgan Bolton, Globe Correspondent)
Cohasset school superintendent’s future unclear
COHASSET — School Superintendent Denise Walsh, who has been a lightning rod for controversy all year, is leaving at the end of next school year. (By Johanna Seltz, Globe Correspondent)
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LATEST K-12 EDUCATION NEWS
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- Ex-Maine gov to address Oxford high grads (AP, 5/28/10)
- La. House begins moving budget despite dispute (AP, 5/28/10)
- Almost 3,000 Mass. seniors won't get diplomas (AP, 5/28/10)
- Bill would ban school sports drinks (Boston Globe, 5/27/10)