learning curve
Keith Bedford/Globe Staff
With Boston schools ever more diverse, many teachers journey to Haiti and other lands, hoping to learn more of students? roots, challenges, and dreams.
The action sparked questions about the background checks state regulators rely on to issue licenses to thousands of nurses.
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Ty Burr | Critic?s notebook
This is how our culture explains a sociopathic thug. We build him up until he?s legendary, and then we get a movie star to play him.
The court came under pressure after 12 assistant chief probation officers failed the essay test and faced the prospect of demotion.
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Divided Nation
The way democracy is practiced is being redefined. To some, it is a breakthrough for free speech; to others, a threat to fair elections.
Agents and analysts predict a sellers market, as buyers take advantage of more homes for sale and interest rates near historic lows.
A 59-year-old woman died when she fell overboard from a cruise ship Friday night.
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The original plan was for Ortiz to get some rest Saturday night. Instead, he made history.
Interactive
An interactive database of the Red Sox slugger?s major hits, and how he compares to other players in the 500 club.
How the Red Sox woke up a monster in David OrtizStifled as a power hitter in Minnesota, Ortiz was able to break loose in Boston, thanks to Grady Little and a ground out.
A recently completed $18.2 million complex includes fields for football, soccer, and softball, as well as basketball and tennis courts.
Starts & Stops
This month, the T is collecting $3.16 million in advertising revenue, the most it has ever pulled in for a single month.
Matthew J. Lee/Globe staff
As Rosh Hashana ? the Jewish New Year ? begins Sunday night, temples are strategizing more than ever about how to remain viable.
DAN SHAUGHNESSY
It did not start with Bill Belichick and the 2001 Patriots. No doubt you already knew that. This goes way back.
The reality of camping doesn?t always match the ideal of campfires and starlit skies. Luckily, glamping has arrived in New England.
The Chinese soft-shell turtles found last week could pose a threat as an invasive species, officials said.
home of the week
Sherborn home with walls and ceilings of glass offers unobstructed views of Farm Pond and forest.
Some Democrats question debate scheduleCalls to add additional Democratic presidential debates have gained some traction in the past week.
Michael A. Cohen
Mitt Romney, your party needs you! Compared to the current Republican field, Romney looks like a combination of Reagan, Kennedy, and Obama.
Mitsu Yasukawa/The Record of Bergen County via Associated Press
The Big Picture
In a familiar fall ritual, children around the world returned to classes this week.
BetaBoston
Apple takes on carriers with iPhone lease planApple?s new program allows customers to keep paying by the month, and get a new iPhone once a year.
ON SPIRITUALITY
Colbert: A cultural ? and Catholic ? superstarLet?s face it. There are not many cultural superstars who are superstar Catholics, too. But Stephen Colbert is one of them.
There?s no real progress when a female coach or official or broadcaster is a one-time deal. There needs to be development pipelines.
The McGowan sisters never stop thinking of their mother, Stacey Sennas McGowan, who died on 9/11.
An emotional interview with Stephen Colbert highlighted Vice President Joe Biden?s ability to connect.
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The last Studebaker was built in 1966, but the car still has a legion of loyal followers.
An official says high winds caused a massive crane to topple over in Mecca, killing at least 107 people.
The cost of making things in China and India are rising, and keeping production at home can make it easier to update products.
A few days after our whirlwind weekend together, he told me he had a rash and showed me. It looked exactly like mine.
OperaHub, a grass-roots Boston company that specializes inbringing existing works to life in new ways, opens its season with a romantic yet relevant modern opera.
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