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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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