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MCAS graduation requirement is not punitive, it’s a lifeline for highest-need students
EQUITY, A TERM often at the forefront of discussions surrounding public schools, is not merely a buzzword. It represents the fundamental principle that every student in the Commonwealth, regardless of background or circumstances, deserves an equal opportunity to...
read more5 for Good: New Hampshire man defies odds, raises funds to fight diabetes
NORTH HAMPTON, N.H. — Brandon Fogwell, of North Hampton, New Hampshire, lives with the risk of having a seizure at any moment, but he said that doesn't stop him from cycling. Currently, the top individual fundraiser for the American Diabetes Association in New...
read moreA Profile of Racial Equity at Boston Public Schools
In Boston’s current education system, students of color, particularly our Black and Brown students, are disproportionately impacted by gaps in opportunity and outcomes. Race cannot continue to predict educational outcomes for our students in Boston. Racial equity in...
read moreSlowey McManus Announces Communications Accelerator Program for Emerging Life Science Companies
BOSTON – September 20, 2023 – Slowey McManus Communications (SMC) today announced the launch of the Communications Accelerator program for emerging life sciences companies. The program gives young, growing life science companies a concentrated group of services to...
read moreMan convicted of murder in 1993 gets new trial after key evidence called into question
"The only remaining evidence was the testimony of two eyewitnesses who viewed the perpetrator at night for less than ten seconds under circumstances that we now know, based on numerous exonerations and research, create a high risk of misidentification," the New...
read moreAfter Chelsea man’s murder conviction is overturned, attorneys call on Suffolk DA to drop charges
Attorneys convened outside Suffolk Superior Court Monday to urge Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden to drop the charges against a Chelsea man whose murder conviction was overturned last week, marking his second wrongful conviction since his case was first tried in...
read moreLawyers for man who spent 30+ years in Massachusetts prison call on DA to dismiss charges
BOSTON — Another potential wrongful conviction is coming to light in Suffolk County as a judge orders a new trial for a man who spent more than 30 years in prison for a murder he says he did not commit. 5 Investigates' Mike Beaudet has been shining a light on this...
read moreChelsea man’s decades-old murder conviction overturned
Standing with the support of a cane on the steps of the Suffolk Superior Courthouse in Boston on Monday, Thomas Rosa Jr. beamed with joy as his attorneys proudly announced that a Superior Court judge had overturned his decades-old murder conviction. At 62, Rosa, who...
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