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The School Committee voted unanimously at a special meeting on Jan. 18 to end their search for a new Superintendent and to undergo a new search next fall. The vote followed the school committee's meeting on Jan. 16 where members could not reach a consensus around one of the three finalists selected...
Nashoba Valley Technical High School's Community Education program has announced its list of courses for the winter session. Classes include Plumbing Tier 1 (state-mandated requirement for plumbers who graduated high school after 2010), Infant/Child CPR certification, automotive tech, basketball...
Applewild School students in grades four-eight recently participated in this year's National Geographic Bee. "The contest is designed to encourage teachers to include geography in their classrooms, spark student interest in the subject, and increase public awareness about geography," according to...
At a School Committee meeting on Dec. 12, Interim Superintendent Anthony Bent and school committee members expressed their support and commitment to a new report card at the elementary level which grades students on a different scale from the traditional "A, B, C" scale. Bent emphasized that the...
Wednesday night he School Committee announced three finalists for the Groton-Dunstable Superintendent's position and will interview the candidates Friday, Jan. 4; Monday, Jan. 7 and Tuesday, Jan. 8. The interviews will be conducted during special school committee meetings and are open to the public...
Nashoba Valley Technical High School is one of 31 Massachusetts educational facilities to receive a share of $3.2 million in grants to support programs in life sciences. Nashoba Tech received $96,665.20 from Massachusetts Life Sciences Center, which for the second year in a row has awarded more...
Teachers in the Groton-Dunstable Regional School District are nearing completion of their first evaluation of the year under a new system which is tied to a major overhaul in the district's curriculum under the revised "No Child Left Behind" federal legislation. That legislation revised the...
Interim Superintendent Anthony Bent acted quickly following the unspeakable tragedy at an elementary school in Newtown, CT. The tragedy occurred Friday and Monday morning when Groton-Dunstable schools opened, Dr. Bent had a letter for parents and staff explaining what the school district planned to...
Applications available at Francis W. Parker Charter Essential School for students entering grade seven next fall. Parker is an innovative secondary school serving 394 students in grades seven-12. Located at Devens, it is a regional public school that draws from 20 school districts and more than 40...
By unanimous vote the School Committee reversed an earlier vote taken a couple weeks ago to increase athletic fees on the sports of alpine skiing and ice hockey. The vote came at the Committee's Nov. 28 meeting and followed meetings with concerned parents who said participation will decline in...

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