School Committee:News 2001

This page links to a few notable news regarding Lexington schools. This is not a comprehensive list of news and is not kept up to date within the current year.

Nov 2001

 * Boston Globe: School triumphs on MCAS mask 10th grade failures. Even the best slip on do-or-die test., by Beth Daley and Bill Dedman (Nov 4, 2001)

Oct 2001

 * Boston Globe: More suburbs shelve city trips. Safety concerns cited by officials, by Sandy Coleman and Anand Vaishnav (Oct 24, 2001)

May 2001

 * Boston Globe: An educated move/ Top school systems draw Asians to wealthy suburbs, by Caroline Louise Cole (May 7, 2001)

Mar 2001

 * Boston Globe: School leaders call Lexington firing appalling. Group will not aid replacement search, by Caroline Louise Cole (Mar 18, 2001)
 * Boston Globe: Lexington officials meet with parents, offer no reason for school chief firing, by Caroline Louise Cole (Mar 3, 2001)
 * Boston Globe: Lexington schools' chief fired, by Scott S. Greenberger (Mar 1, 2001)

Feb 2001

 * Boston Globe: Special needs costs burden area schools. Enrollment rise, lack of state aid seen as issue, by Jerry Taylor (Feb 24, 2001)