State denies Weymouth waiver from net school spending requirement

State denies Weymouth waiver from net school spending requirement Local officials are seeking $2.162 million in a proposed amendment in the fiscal year 2011 state budget to help the Weymouth schools meet their legal spending requirement to educate students after the Massachusetts Department of Revenue (DOR) turned down on May 5 a second appeal for […]

Does teaching babies to sign before speaking suggest anything about the emergence of human language?

There is a popular movement which encourages parents to teach their babies to sign as early as possible. Proponents of this movement suggest that babies are able to learn and communicate in sign language well before they are able to communicate using spoken words. .

Abortion foes capitalize on health law they fought

Abortion foes capitalize on health law they fought WASHINGTON (AP) — Abortion opponents fought passage of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul to the bitter end, and now that it’s the law, they’re using it to limit coverage by private insurers. Read more on Daily Record .