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Shira Schoenberg

Shira Schoenberg

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Lean budget threatens to spark public college turf war

Quinsigamond Community College’s president suggests state is “over-promising” aid to four-year students.

13.06.2025 20

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New cannabis commission director wants to stay out of the headlines

After turmoil in the agency, a person who is comfortable discussing the mundanities of arcane government procedure is the right person for the job.

26.05.2025 10

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Mercy Medical Center facing exodus of emergency doctors

Can a for-profit staffing firm address an exodus of emergency doctors at Mercy Medical Center?

28.04.2025 7

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‘I will not fail in life’: Unique program helps foster kids stay in school

Framingham High pilot is worth studying and replicating.

04.04.2025 10

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‘A manufactured disaster’: Massachusetts farmers battle Trump cuts

Given the magnitude of anticipated federal budget cuts in myriad areas, state funding cannot supplant federal losses.

31.03.2025 9

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Foster kids need more help to stay in school

Only 58 percent graduate from high school in four years.

03.03.2025 10

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Teachers union’s resources on Israeli-Palestinian conflict lack balance

The Massachusetts Teachers Association should stop spending so much time on foreign policy.

13.01.2025 10

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After Assad: What’s next for Syria?

Syria is in chaos. The danger to Israel and the West is that the next Syrian regime will be no friendlier than Assad was. After all, the enemy of...

21.12.2024 10

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Waning religion challenges theological schools

Financial difficulties force seminaries to adapt.

21.09.2024 10

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