To the editor: Thinking of the three monkeys with hands over their eyes, ears, and mouth. See nothing, hear nothing, do nothing, When it comes to creative thinking, that’s what the School Committee machinations seem like to this local observer. Whether regarding the disposition of the long-vacant Coffin School to unburden the school budget of its carrying costs or thinking … [Read more...] about LTE: The Coffin School property could be used for affordable housing in town
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Elite schools are starting to require SAT scores again. That’s a good thing.
David Blobaum Parents have been calling, texting, and emailing me nonstop, particularly since the day that Yale University announced it had returned to requiring test scores for admissions. Frantic parents are desperate to know how the change will affect their kids. (Currently, three Ivy League schools — Dartmouth, Yale, and Brown — have returned to requiring test … [Read more...] about Elite schools are starting to require SAT scores again. That’s a good thing.
Rattlesnakes on Santa Catalina Island learn that it pays to be unusually aggressive
Louis Sahagún LOS ANGELES — Discerning what makes rattlesnakes tick is a life’s work for researchers like William Hayes. So if he wants to introduce you to the biological complexity that makes them worthy of study, be prepared to follow a deliberately cautious route climbing over boulders and stepping over logs. Take San Timoteo Canyon, a river valley near the San … [Read more...] about Rattlesnakes on Santa Catalina Island learn that it pays to be unusually aggressive
LTE: School Committee has to explain what a fully
To the editor: It’s time to buckle up boys and girls. I had mentioned on a few occasions that we had a few lawsuits coming down the road and here we go again. Ann Haskell, the former student service chair that was recently fired, has attained Attorney Neil Rossman. Ann Haskell, you chose well. Neil is one heck of a lawyer. To the School Committee you lost your chance for … [Read more...] about LTE: School Committee has to explain what a fully
LTE: Thank you to the League of Women Voters
To the editor: Thank you to the Marblehead League of Women Voters for organizing and hosting Wednesday’s forum with the Marblehead School Committee. We appreciate the work League members did in securing an outside moderator for the forum and in soliciting, collecting, and culling questions from the public. Thank you as well to Elizabeth Foster-Nolan for moderating the forum. … [Read more...] about LTE: Thank you to the League of Women Voters