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SCHOOL NEEDS A NEW NAME
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CAMBRIDGE - The idea was first raised a decade ago when the
Agassiz School was being rebuilt:
Why is it still named after Louis Agassiz? Why is this school
named after a man who would have regarded many of its present-day
students as barely human?
Over time, that question was replaced by an even more provocative
idea: that the Agassiz should be named after Maria Baldwin, the first
African-American woman to run the Agassiz, or any public school in
Cambridge.
Now, the propos...
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The Mismeasure of Maria Baldwin
Peacework
; ... that paper was published, the principal's office was receiving notes from local news stations left and right. Before the end of the school day, about five different TV news vans were parked outside the school. Following this was our largest effort to ...
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The mismeasure of Maria Baldwin
Peacework
; ... that paper was published, the principal's office was receiving notes from local news stations left and right. Before the end of the school day, about five different TV news vans were parked outside the school. Following this was our largest effort to ...
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SCHOOL NEEDS A NEW NAME
The Boston Globe
; CAMBRIDGE - The idea was first raised a decade ago when the Agassiz School was being rebuilt: Why is it still named after Louis Agassiz? Why is this school named after a man who would have regarded many of its present-day students as barely human? Over time, that question was replaced by an even
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8TH-GRADER SEES SHAME IN SCHOOL'S NAMESAKE
The Boston Globe
; CAMBRIDGE - Harvard professors are used to commanding a certain amount of sway, but it's rare when an eighth-grader shares the same influence. But in an unusual confluence, the student is using the writings of renowned Harvard biologist Stephen Jay Gould as part of a campaign to change the name of
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CAMBRIDGE OFFICIALS VOTE TO RENAME SCHOOL
The Boston Globe
; CAMBRIDGE - A public elementary school named after a 19th century scientist who claimed blacks were inferior to whites will be renamed the Maria Baldwin School in honor of the first African-American woman to lead the school, the school committee voted last night. The name Louis Agassiz will be
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 "Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)")
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Believing in green CSU creates school to train workers for growing environmental movement.(Business)
Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)
; Byline: Gargi Chakrabarty, Rocky Mountain News Colorado State University is banking that the green movement is here to stay, announcing plans Tuesday for a unique school to train ...
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 "South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales)")
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Please sir, can I be childrens champion? Commissioner meets pupils on return to his old school.(News)
South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales)
; Byline: Moira Sharkey Education Correspondent WALES' new children's champion made a return visit to his old school to discover students fear for the future of their education. Keith Towler chose Llanedeyrn High in Cardiff for his first school visit in South Wales as the children's commissioner. It
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 "Capital (Annapolis)")
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AROUND BROADNECK: Broadneck High School has a new Head Bruin
Capital (Annapolis)
; It's the end of an era at Broadneck High School. Lucinda "Cindy" Hudson, the well-liked and respected principal has left the building. Last week, Cindy packed up the memorabilia in her large multi- windowed corner office in the high school and tried to figure out how much stuff she could cart to
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School shows that it cares as pupils master mentor skills; Schools report Youngsters give up time to help fellow students.(Features)
South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales)
; ... to consider the arts opportunities they have to offer. Mr Hayes added: We're delighted to be approaching the end of term with news of such success for Plasmawr. Plasmawr, along with Fitzalan High School, are the only secondary schools in Wales to achieve the ...
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Shelton may close 100-year-old Lafayette School
New Haven Register
; SHELTON -- The school board must decide whether the city should close the almost 100-year-old Lafayette School and many residents say they want it to stay open because it's the only school in the downtown area. Lafayette School is at 54 Grove St.; it is an elementary school that serves
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