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John Edward teaches economics at Bentley and UMass Lowell. He’s a frequent contributor of columns on economic issues. Here is his latest: There are 310 school districts in Massachusetts. Only 12 do not offer full-day kindergarten. Chelmsford is one of the twelve. Meanwhile, one Chelmsford Selectman is proposing a tax…
Read More »TEDx Coming to Lowell
I’m a big fan of TED Talks which are interesting talks by interesting people that arise out of a series of conferences held under the TED label (which stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design). The conferences began in 1984 but lately videos of all of the presentations have been made freely…
Read More »Opiate Abuse Awareness
State Representative Tom Golden has been out front and leading on public policy responses to the widespread opiate abuse that is claiming too many lives. In 2013, his advocacy led to the re-opening of Tewksbury Hospital’s Alcohol and Drug Detoxification Center and working with the Greater Lowell Health Alliance he…
Read More »“The Education Equalizer” by John Edward
John Edward teaches economics at Bentley and UMass Lowell. He’s a frequent contributor of columns on economic issues. Here is his latest: The runner was working hard but falling behind. She was assigned to an outside lane due to bad luck of the draw. Competitors, taking advantage of the inside…
Read More »Farewell, Joyce Denning, One of the Great Teachers at UMass Lowell
There was a disturbance in the educational force this week when Joyce Denning passed away. She was Professor Joyce Denning of the Political Science Department at UMass Lowell. I am one of the lucky ones who can say she was my teacher. There are hundreds of us. Thousands. She is…
Read More »“Is College Worth It” by John Edward
John Edward teaches economics at Bentley and UMass Lowell. He’s a frequent contributor of columns on economic issues. Here is his latest: Parents considering spending a quarter of a million dollars must wonder. Graduates saddled with debt must think about it. UMass Lowell just launched an advertising campaign based on…
Read More »Valentine’s Day Orchestra Concert @ UMass Lowell
Lowell Women ~ Mid-19th Century Pioneer Teachers
The MassMoments reminder today of Lowell girls recruited to “go west” and teach continues to fascinate. The spirit and sense of adventure needed to take this risk seemed motivated by economic need for many and religious zeal for others. They were pioneers of a different sort as were the farm girls who came…
Read More »What Linda Biehl Learned from Nelson Mandela: A UMass Lowell Greeley Peace Scholar Story
Linda Biehl of California was the first Greeley Scholar for Peace Studies at UMass Lowell in 2008. She was on campus and in the community for three weeks, meeting people, talking, sharing her remarkable, inspiring, and challenging story. Her daughter was a casualty in the sometime violent struggle to end…
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