Results tagged “schoolcommittee”

Provincetown's school committee voted to allow every student, apparently even first-graders, to obtain condoms at school, beginning in September. There are currently 152 students in the entire Provincetown school district. The school committee doesn't expect first-graders to actually ask for condoms. "We didn't want to pick an age, and I really don't believe we're going to get first-graders asking for a condom, as a practical matter," school committee chairman Peter Grosso said. Gov. Deval Patrick doesn't like it. Bostonist is okay with schools giving kids access to condoms, and also providing appropriate sex education. We also know first-graders who really shouldn't be aware of what a condom is used for. [Cape Cod Times] more ›

Sean Garballey, 23, a grad student at Suffolk, soundly defeated two opponents yesterday to gain a seat in the commonwealth's House of Representatives. Garballey will represent Arlington and part of Medford. more ›

Boston City Council: The four winners in the at-large race were incumbents Michael Flaherty, Stephen Murphy, Sam Yoon, and new arrival John Connolly. Incumbent Felix Arroyo didn't make the cut. Now Murphy and Connolly will need to figure out how to live with each other after Connolly's anonymous mailers, which accused Murphy of always looking for other jobs. Michael Pahre at Brighton Centered reports that Mark Ciommo defeated Greg Glennon for the District 9 slot... more ›

If you walk through Cambridge, you would think that everyone is running for office based on the number of signs on residential streets. Finally, the day has arrived to vote for the city council and the school committee. There are nine open seats on the council, eight incumbents are running again, and several newbies want their jobs. The Cambridge Chronicle has a well-done list of profiles for each candidate. The big story of the election... more ›

Municipal elections in Cambridge are not known for being the most easy to understand voting system. To begin with, rather than the traditional winner-takes-all system that dominates U.S. representative democracy, Cambridge is one of the few cities in the country that uses a system of Proportional Representation (PR) where voters rank the candidates in the order they would like to see them elected to the City Council or School Committee. The votes are then counted... more ›

Twenty lucky middle school graduates are taking a raincheck on Summer and enrolling in Beacon Academy, a new breed of private schools. Starting in July, students will attend 14 months of classes to prepare them for elite high schools. The kids will have classes Monday through Saturday, 9 to 5:30, studying art, sailing, squash, and chatting with university presidents over long lunches. The project was approved yesterday by the Boston School Committee, and is aimed at low income public school students who show academic promise but aren't academically and socially prepared for private schools. Tuition is $25,000, but the nonprofit school is offering lots of scholarships. The kids will get a weekly $20 allowance, though, so they can get the hang of ordering Starbucks. more ›