Rich Barlow
Senior Writer at Boston University
Contributing Opinion Columnist at WBUR-FM (Boston, MA)
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1 week ago |
bostonglobe.com | Rich Barlow
Rich Barlow is a freelance writer. Although President Trump’s elimination of the Department of Education needs congressional approval to stick — hence the judicial block of his order Thursday — nixing the department bureaucracy will not condemn children to functional illiteracy. The department’s own “nation’s report card” for 2024 found that only 30 percent of eighth-graders read at or above proficiency levels. Three decades ago, that figure was 29 percent.
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2 weeks ago |
bu.edu | Rich Barlow
So, while it’s possible that the return to in-person learning is related to increased aggression in schools, it’s really difficult to parse out what is related to the pandemic specifically and what is a continuation of a trend that was initiated well before the pandemic. I think it’s important to be aware that children’s behavioral health services are consistently under-resourced.
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3 weeks ago |
bu.edu | Rich Barlow |Joel Brown
Boston University President Melissa Gilliam, at jubilant 152nd Commencement, says the Class of 2025 should “go out into the world, confident that you have the tools to pursue excellence” Commencement 2025 University President Melissa Gilliam, leading BU’s 152nd Commencement, and her first, tells the Class of 2025: “go out into the world, confident that you have the tools to pursue excellence” Twitter Facebook Over a three-decade acting career, Boston University alum Emily Deschanel has played...
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3 weeks ago |
bu.edu | Rich Barlow
Barto: I was surprised and pleased to learn more about the interpersonal side of things through ROTC. You think about learning these tangible [military] skills, but you don’t realize just the situations that you face and people that you meet that you wouldn’t have met in a regular class—having difficult conversations with people. A great example is two weeks ago: I was in a battalion leadership position, in charge of 75-ish midshipmen [from area universities].
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1 month ago |
bu.edu | Rich Barlow
COM’s PR Lab helps noted ice cream company market a new limited edition waffle cone Marketing & Communications COM’s PR Lab helps noted ice cream company market a new limited edition waffle cone Twitter Facebook Consider the photo atop this story as our early treat for the coming dog days of summer. If it makes you hungry, it’s available throughout May at a Ben & Jerry’s shop near you. Boston University students had a hand in launching this limited-edition waffle cone, in a project benefiting...
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