GLOBE EDUCATION NEWS
Freeze berries now to savor summer later
Yes, strawberries, raspberries, and blueberries can be too much of a good thing, especially when you return from the local pick-your-own farm and realize there are only so many you can eat before they start to lose their luster.(By Diana Burrell, Globe Correspondent)
Nonprofits deliver $27m for schools, with challenges attached
Several major philanthropic organizations in Boston will give $27 million to a new partnership, being announced today, that aims to greatly accelerate student achievement across the city, from “cradle to career.’’ (By James Vaznis, Globe Staff)
17 Boston teachers, staff honored for excellence
Despite cuts in programs and funds at most schools this year, 17 Boston teachers and staff members stood out among their peers and were honored for their work last night at the 2010 annual Educators of the Year and Service Excellence Awards ceremony at the Shubert Theatre. (By John M. Guilfoil, Globe Staff)
Balderas’s immigration reprieve will be indefinite
Eric Balderas, a 19-year-old Harvard biology student granted a reprieve from deportation to his native Mexico last week, will be allowed to stay in the United States indefinitely unless something changes in his case, a federal official said yesterday. (By Maria Sacchetti, Globe Staff)
Teachers, city reach extra-hour agreement
Boston school officials announced yesterday that they had reached a tentative agreement with the teachers’ union on a plan to overhaul the city’s 12 underperforming schools, in a new state negotiating process that attempted to resolve a divisive battle over compensating teachers for working extra hours. (By James Vaznis, Globe Staff)
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LATEST K-12 EDUCATION NEWS
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- Enraged to engaged: Tea party backers explain why(AP, 6/20/10)
- $20M gift to fund leadership program for educators (AP, 6/20/10)
LATEST HIGHER EDUCATION NEWS
- More college students are choosing classes over time at the beach (Boston Globe, 6/21/10)
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- State nixes raises at Ark. agencies, universities (AP, 6/21/10)
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