Dearborn Students at the 11th Annual Luncheon
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On October 4, 2010, Schools for Children participated in a nationwide screening of the critically acclaimed documentary Race To Nowhere. This film calls attention to the dark side of America's achievement-driven culture and the way it has affected our schools, college admissions and standardized testing.
Over 400 people, from parents, to educators, to physicians and authors, attended...
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Lesley Ellis students Catherine Capeci and Hayley Kwoun, both of Winchester, won prizes in the Harvard Coop’s Annual K through 8 Poetry Contest. Catherine, a third grader, won first place for her poems “Pen” and “Pencil,” and Hayley, a second-grader, tied for third...
The Town of Arlington will present two community meetings on a report prepared for the Town by RKG Associates analyzing the existing and potential uses of the Parmenter and Crosby School buildings. The meetings are scheduled for Wednesday, March 10, 7 pm, at Dearborn Academy (Crosby School building), 34 Winter Street and Tuesday, March 16, 7 pm, at the Senior Center, 27 Maple Street. Read the town's press release...
WGBH, Boston's NPR station for news and culture, produced an excellent series of reports on special education in Massachusetts. The 10-part series, Educating Everyone: The Struggles and Costs of Special Education in Massachusetts began airing on January 11. The full series can be found here.
