Category: Education

In this season of giving, it is important to express appreciation for the kindness shown by others. But that can be difficult when you need to thank someone whose name you don’t know. Ruby Blackwell understands that conundrum – she owes a debt of gratitude to a person she has never met. This fall, the […]

Should eighth graders learn that unprotected sex is especially risky, while deep tongue kissing is low risk and holding hands is not risky at all?   Should they be taught what constitutes consent for sex— when “no” means no?   Some Plymouth parents don’t think so.   They object to a new sex education curriculum for eighth graders […]

A six-month push to ease Plymouth’s public school transportation costs has hit a roadblock after a key proposal failed to advance from a crowded legislative education committee agenda. The setback means Plymouth taxpayers will continue to shoulder the nearly $11 million it costs to bus students to schools across the town’s more than 100 square […]

It is the town’s oldest school, built in 1910, a place that has educated generations of immigrants, including some of Plymouth’s newest residents. For many of its students, English is not their first language. Two thirds of them come from low-income households, compared with 31 percent townwide. “We have families that have been in North […]

Two local state representatives have proposed legislation that would lower school transportation costs for geographically large towns in Massachusetts, including Plymouth, which at 104 square miles is the state’s biggest geographically. The bill aims to establish the Extraordinary Routes Relief Fund for non-regional school districts facing high transportation costs. It’s being championed by Rep. Michelle […]