Boston exploring new entrance test for exam schools

Interim Superintendent Laura Perille said her administration is exploring the idea of replacing the controversial exam that has determined the fate of tens of thousands of students.

Boston, MA - 5/12/2018 - Students file into into Blue Hills Bank Pavilion for the final commencement ceremony for Mount Ida College. - (Barry Chin/Globe Staff), Section: Metro, Reporter: Laura Krantz, Topic: 13mountida, LOID: 8.4.1885814524.

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Poor graduation rates add to problems at region?s small colleges

Among the 86 smallest private four-year colleges in New England, 42 have a six-year graduation rate under 60 percent, the national average for four-year schools.

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Decades after Nancy Magraw?s murder, her family is haunted by the possibility her killer ? her husband ? may be buried in the same plot with her when he dies.

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One bill would allow Massachusetts to set limits on the prices of certain expensive drugs.

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Labor unions and political organizers Tuesday urged the state?s top finance regulator to reverse a proposal that would rein in how much money unions can donate to their preferred candidates.

Somerville, MA, 03/5/2019 -- The new Wynn Casino is seen from Somerville's Assembly Square. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff) Topic: 06wynn Reporter:

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A look at where things stand with the new Wynn casino

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission is preparing to hold hearings in the coming weeks to review the company?s qualifications for a gambling license.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/05/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/IMMIG_CARE_13.jpg Number of migrant families crossing border is breaking records

More than 76,000 migrants crossed the border without authorization in February, more than double the levels from the same period last year.

SCOT LEHIGH

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/05/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/Scot_Lehigh_150px-5753.jpg The Great Trumpkin suffers the slings and arrows of outrageous misfortune

The Great Trumpkin worried that the scales were falling from his supporters? eyes.

Nestor Ramos

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/05/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/nestor-26729.jpg You can pre-order the Mueller report on Amazon, with a foreword by Alan Dershowitz

The report is climbing the sales charts, even though it hasn?t been (and might never be) released and Dershowitz hasn?t written a single word.

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Justin Gaston, 32, was arrested less than 20 hours after he allegedly fatally shot a man at a home in Randolph, authorities said.

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After years of negotiations and vocal opposition, the Seabrook Nuclear Power Plant in New Hampshire will have its license to operate extended.

West Roxbury, MA, 02/27/2019 -- A sugar loaf mold for refining sugar is among a collection of artifacts that were uncovered in an excavation beside Faneuil Hall show the links among the trans-Atlantic slave trade, Colonial Boston and wealthy merchant Peter Faneuil, who bequeathed the hall to the city in 1742 and whose fortune was due in part to the slave trade. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff) Topic: 01faneuil Reporter:

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At Faneuil Hall, a move to recognize ties to slavery

Boston officials and the National Park Service are partnering to better educate the public about the outsize role that slavery played in the city?s nascent economy.

Boston Celtics' Gordon Hayward, center, drives between Golden State Warriors' DeMarcus Cousins (0) and Stephen Curry during the second half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, March 5, 2019, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

Celtics 128, Warriors 95

Finally in synch, regrouping Celtics hand Warriors a thrashing

Gordon Hayward scored 30 points and the Celtics had one of their most complete victories of the season.

Gary Washburn | On Basketball

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Led by Gordon Hayward?s stellar night, Boston played up to its lofty potential against the defending champions.

BOSTON, MA - 8/10/2018: Massachusetts State House (David L Ryan/Globe Staff ) SECTION: METRO TOPIC stand alone photo

Could Suffolk County be the most ?politically intolerant? county in the US? One study seems to think so

The study also found that partisan prejudice among Democrats and Republicans was considerably higher in Massachusetts than the rest of the country.

The Venu Nightclub in Boston.

JENEÉ OSTERHELDT | COMMENTARY

?Text me when you get home.? Women shouldn?t have to say it. But we do

Women around the world say these same six words to their friends. The death of Jassy Correia is one of the many reasons we have a safety roll call.

Scott Robinson, CEO of MicroQuin, rents a small space at LabCentral to be in the mix in Kendall Square.

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WORK SPACE

It costs $4,600 a month to rent a lab bench here. But the place has plenty of fans

Biotech entrepreneur Scott Robinson says his tiny space in Kendall Square is worth the price because it puts him at ground zero in what may be the world?s most robust life-sciences hub.

3-5-19 Boston, MA: Hurricanes goalie Curtis McElhinney is down, and the Bruins David Krecji is about to put the Hurricanes out as he scored in overtime to give Boston a 4-3 victory. The Boston Bruins hosted the Carolina Hurricanes in a regular season NHL hockey game at the TD Garden. The Hurricanes were wearing throwback Hartford Whalers sweaters for the game. (Jim Davis /Globe Staff).

BRUINS 4, HURRICANES 3 (OT)

In a whale of a finish, David Krejci, Bruins sink Hurricanes in OT

The center notched his 16th goal of the season as Boston extended its point streak to 17 games.

TARA SULLIVAN

/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/05/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/Tara_Sullivan-27085.tif Chris Wagner?s goal broke the ice for the Bruins

The Walpole native scored the Bruins? first goal, and it opened the floodgates.

Honey dip doughnuts at Demet?s Donuts in Medford.

What She?s Having

What she?s having is a breakthrough ? not a doughnut (or a Tums)

This is a story about longing. It is about delayed gratification. It is not, as the title suggests, about what she?s having. It?s about what she?s not having.

EDITORIAL

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/05/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/AFP_1E78OO.jpg What do we do about Venezuela now?

Many assumed that President Nicolás Maduro?s exit was imminent. But it?s now becoming clear that he won?t give up power so easily.

Letters

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Readers objected to an opinion piece arguing that many Jews have collaborated in white supremacy.

(FILES) In this file photo taken on March 2, 2019 US President Donald Trump arrives to speak at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland. - President Donald Trump on March 5, 2019 furiously branded a sweeping new investigation by Democrats of his inner circle a

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Renée Graham

Trump is no First Amendment champion

Trump is no First Amendment champion. The only speech he wants free is anything that promotes his beliefs.

?Mayor of Southie? chosen for 2019 St. Patrick?s Day parade

Haley Dillon, 24, a lifelong resident of South Boston, raised $17,566 to win the honorary title, which was announced Tuesday night.

R. Kelly, right, departed Cook County Jail with his defense attorney, Steve Greenberg, in Chicago last week.

Out on bail, R. Kelly pleads innocence in CBS interview

In his first interview since being charged with sexually abusing four people, including three underage girls, R. Kelly says he ?didn?t do this stuff? and he?s fighting for his life.

Newsletters

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Opinion columnist Michael Cohen takes a candid and no-holds-barred look at the current political moment. Sign up now.

Love Letters: The Podcast

Season Two: How do you meet someone?

Dating in 2019 is?complicated. Frustrating. Sometimes completely exhilarating. In Season 2 of the podcast, Meredith Goldstein goes deep on one of her most-asked questions.

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Special reports

They were the top of their class at Boston public schools. Then life happened

Read a multi-part investigation into how and why the lives of promising Boston valedictorians didn?t quite turn out the way they expected.

The Big Picture

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The Big Picture

Globe staff photos of the month, February 2019

Here?s a look at some of the best images taken by Globe photographers last month: winter weather, presidential candidates on the campaign trail, a Chinese New Year celebration.

Cars

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Bugatti unveils world's most expensive new car, sold for $18.9 million

To mark its 110th anniversary, the French automaker Bugatti celebrated in singular style, unveiling the most expensive new car in the world ? La Voiture Noire, or the black car ? in Geneva. ?La Voiture Noire? ? the highest level of Automotive Haute Couture one can reach. #Bugatti #BugattiAtlantic #Type57SC #BugattiHistory #BugattiStory #LaVoitureNoire #AutomotiveHauteCouture #Bugatti110Years [?]

Real Estate

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Mobile homes may be the least expensive and most effective means of addressing the region?s housing shortage.

STAT

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A Boston-based company is looking to embed artificially intelligent software into exam rooms.

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