1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (59+ words) The State Board of Education is deliberating new standards for English classes. The proposed standards would expand reading and writing requirements to include poetry and even audio texts. The proposed changes emphasize that texts will be "complex." The board is…...

11+ mon, 3+ week ago   (495+ words) The Assumption University students, all teenagers, were arraigned on conspiracy and kidnapping charges. Not-guilty pleas were entered for all of them, and they are due back in Worcester District Court on March 28 for a pre-trial conference. The defendants " Kelsy Brainard,…...