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These 13 Mass. school districts are considering creating all-virtual schools Boston Public School students may have another option for going back to school this fall. Erin Clark / The Boston Globe Remote learning may not be a temporary set-up for some students. Over a dozen Massachusetts school districts, including some of the largest in the state, are considering creating their own virtual schools where students would learn entirely online, the state’s Department of Elementary and Secondary Education confirmed to Boston.com. Under state law, there are two types of virtual schools allowed:...

Some Connecticut educators are pushing for remote learning to remain even as COVID-19 fades; others hope to jettison the virtual world for the in-person classroom.

Thursday, April 29, 2021 Addressing issues relating to jurisdiction, contract enforceability, and trademarks, the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit concluded that two schools that used similar names had a valid and enforceable settlement agreement obligating one school to pay for the other to change its name.  The Commonwealth School, Inc. v. Commonwealth Academy Holdings LLC, Case No. 20-1112 (1st Cir. Apr. 14, 2021) (Selya, J.) It came to the attention of a Boston private school, The Commonwealth School (the School), that a more recently founded private school in Springfi...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: Addressing issues relating to jurisdiction, contract enforceability and trademarks, the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit concluded that two schools that used similar names had a valid and enforceable settlement agreement obligating one school to pay for the other to change its name. The Commonwealth School, Inc. v. Commonwealth Academy Holdings LLC, Case No. 20-1112 (1st Cir. Apr. 14, 2021) (Selya, J.) It came to the attention of a Boston private school, The Commonwealth School (the School), that a more recently founded pr...

Ken Pucker is a senior lecturer at Tufts Fletcher School and Boston University’s Questrom School. He is an advisory director at Berkshire Partners and an investor in a number of consumer companies. Ken sits on the boards of Nexite, Rag & Bone, GreenCity Force, High Meadows Institute and the Commonwealth School. He formerly served as chief operating officer of Timberland.