Freezing out Bernie Sanders and Sanders’ fellow “progressives,” President-elect Joe Biden rounded out his right-wing cabinet by selecting Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo as secretary of commerce and Boston Mayor Marty Walsh as labor secretary.
COCC converts pair of Massachusetts credit unions
SOUTHINGTON, CT (January 7, 2021) COCC wrapped a busy 2020 welcoming a pair of Massachusetts credit unions to the COCC family. Metro Credit Union and Tremont Credit Union each converted to COCC in 2020, choosing COCC’s INSIGHT core solution, COCC’s online and mobile banking solutions, and a range of additional COCC financial technology services to deliver an unmatched experience to their employees and members.
Metro Credit Union, a $2.2 billion asset credit union based in Chelsea, MA, signed with COCC in 2019 before converting to COCC this past fall. “COCC’s strong culture and reputation for excellent customer service were key reasons for our decision,” noted Robert Cashman, President and CEO of Metro Credit Union.
Parents, teachers, state officials reflect on education in pandemic
Head of School Jennifer Kowieski, center, poses with students Landon Freytag, of Newton, left, and Madeline Perry, of Brookline, outside the Saint Columbkille Partnership School, a Catholic school, Dec. 18, in the Brighton neighborhood of Boston. The families of both students decided to switch to the school, avoiding the challenges of remote learning at many public schools. AP PHOTO/CHARLES KRUPA
Published: 12/24/2020 11:57:08 AM
As the experimental fall semester hits winter break, leaders, educators, and families continue to debate the effectiveness of education during the pandemic, as well as how the state’s high-caliber academics and students have held up in the new environment.
Healthy schools: a challenge normally, and a problem now
Updated December 24, 2020, 2:30 a.m.
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It has taken a deadly virus to shine a light on Bostonâs poor school conditions
It wasnât until the last paragraph of the Dec. 17 editorial, âLet public health experts guide school reopenings,â that one sees mention of one of the most critical issues for the transmission of COVID-19 in our schools: ventilation.
Most Boston schools have no ventilation systems, and many of the 30 schools with HVAC systems need upgrades. Itâs common for teachers to work in overheated or freezing rooms, or in closets and basement rooms without windows.
Pandemic. Politics. Protest.
Those were the central issues that dominated 2020. Our photographers selected images from our coverage that best capture and illustrate those major storylines of 2020.
Below are the images that told the story of the protests. We also have photo highlights of the year in politics and the pandemic. You can find a complete collection here of more than 100 of the very best shots WBUR took in 2020.
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April 23 | Protesters screamed out of their windows, part of a mobile caravan driving past Baker’s home in Swampscott to protest the closures in the state due to the pandemic.