Feds probing school civil rights complaints
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Education is seeking to improve the quality of education for minority and poor public school students by aggressively launching civil rights investigations aimed at preventing district administrators from providing more services and resources to predominantly white schools. More »
Tennessee program helps boost math instruction
Tennessee State University, a historically black school in Nashville, has devised a program to improve math instruction in the K-8 schools that could help narrow gaps in student achievement and college completion rates. More »
The power of women, according to Shakespeare
Renowned Shakespearean actress Tina Packer is equally convincing as a steely Lady Macbeth, an impassioned Juliet and an anguished Desdemona. Packer plays all these women and more in her exploration of Shakespeare's heroines, "Women of Will." Directed by Eric Tucker and presented by the Nora Theatre Company at Central Square Theater in Cambridge, the production distills Packer's investigation into Shakespeare's female characters ... More »
Band leader excited about Afro-Cuban jazz show
World renowned musician Terence Blanchard and Latin jazz band leader Poncho Sanchez will soon be in Boston to perform in a special concert called "Cubano Be! Cubano Bop!" More »
