Schools
By Bob Katzen, Beacon Hill Roll Call
Senate 39-0, approved and sent to the House a bill requiring public schools to educate middle and high school students on the history of genocide. This measure also establishes a Genocide Education Trust Fund to help fund the teaching. The funds would...
Nashoba Valley Technical High School will host an Open House on Sunday, Nov. 7, from noon to 3 p.m. Open House is an opportunity for students in middle school in the district to tour the school and meet with both academic and technical instructors, as well as learn about the extracurricular...
• Two Groton School Students Dive Into the World of the Multibillion Dollar In- dustry of Carbon Offsets
by Robert Stewart
At the start of the 21st Century, the term “Carbon Offsets” was little known and even less known as an industry or an economic market. By the end of the first...
This year, with 208 freshmen, the largest freshman class since 1987, 36 mentors have been selected, including Groton resident Evan Mosscrop. They organized and planned the recent freshman orientation and will be available to assist new students throughout the school year.
US Department of Education has selected Mount Wachusett Community College to received funding under the Talent Search Program in two grants totaling $662,926.
Talent Search identifies and assists individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds who have the potential to succeed in higher...
Nashoba Valley Technical High School started the 2021-2022 school year with its largest freshman class in nearly 35 years.
In all, 208 freshmen – the largest incoming class since 1987 – are attending Nashoba Tech, an increase of about 25 from last year. And all of them are from within the...
The graduating fourth graders (SU class of 2021) at Swallow Union Elementary school made a gift to the school upon their graduation. Their families donated the funds to pay for the wood to build a bridge on the trails behind Swallow Union Elementary School. The bridge will be used in gym classes...
With a request from the Groton-Dunstable Superintendent's Office, this COVID-19 bus arrived at the Groton-Dunstable Middle School on Tuesday, one day prior to the start of school, with the objective of providing free vaccinations to any resident, faculty or staff member, or students of age who had...
• After Initial Differences Over Mask Requirements, Board of Health and School Committee Vote to Require Students to Wear Masks When Schools Open This Fall
• Mask Requirement Includes All Students in Grades PreK - 12
• Watchdog Parent Group Believes Data Does Not Support Mask Requirement;...
On page one of this week’s newspaper, there is a story about the School Committee’s decision requiring all students to wear masks when school reopens this fall. At the School Committee’s August 11 public meeting to consider this decision, Superintendent Laura Chesson made the following comments...