Hawaii wraps up a year of short school weeks
HONOLULU—When Hawaii ran short on money, it made students and teachers pay by slashing 17 Fridays from the school calendar, resulting in three-day weekends and the nation's shortest school year.
After missing so much class time, students, educators and parents are evaluating what they've lost. They hope the state's elected leaders and teachers union will strike a deal to prevent furloughs next school year, when 17 more days off are scheduled in a public education system that
Archdiocese to help banned student
The Archdiocese of Boston said yesterday that it would help find a new Catholic school for a boy who was barred from a Catholic elementary school in Hingham because his parents are lesbians. (By Lisa Wangsness, Globe Staff)
Teachers union, Johnson reach stalemate on plan
The Boston Teachers Union and School Superintendent Carol R. Johnson have reached stalemate over her plan to extend the school day and make other changes at 12 underperforming schools, pushing the monthlong dispute into the hands of an arbitrator. (By James Vaznis, Globe Staff)
Why are so many moms smitten with today’s teen idols?
Like many mothers and daughters, Mary Irizarry and her 12-year-old argue sometimes. But their disputes aren’t over texting or clothing. They disagree about which male “Twilight’’ star is cuter. (By Beth Teitell, Globe Correspondent)
Wayland mosque opens a dialogue on what it means to be a Muslim in America
WAYLAND — Months ago, the Islamic Center of Boston began planning an open house and lecture, “Everything you wanted to know about Islam but were afraid to ask,’’ to celebrate its 30th anniversary. (By Erica Noonan, Globe Staff)
Schools move to educate staff, students on response to bullying
For the longest time, bullying has fallen into the “kids will be kids’’ category, a negative yet somewhat unavoidable part of growing up. But following the suicides of Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover, a Springfield 11-year-old who took his own life last year after being bullied, and Phoebe Prince, the 15-year-old Irish immigrant in South Hadley who hanged herself in January ... (By Christine Legere, Globe Correspondent)
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