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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of eastern Massachusetts south of Boston. It was once the largest shoe-producing center in the country.
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BROCKTON - The family of a Massachusetts boy suspended after school officials accused him of sexually harassing a girl in his first-grade class has settled a lawsuit against the city of Brockton for $180,000.
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According to The Times, Brockton is now in the top 10 percent of high performing schools in the state -- and featured in a recent Harvard University study entitled "How High Schools Become Exemplary."
Brockton High School Teachers Turn Things Around For A Failing School Erica Liepmann 2010
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Indeed, this is what makes traditional schools excellent too, as the recently documented transformation of a massive, unionized school in Brockton, Mass., which came about primarily due to changes to instructional approaches, evidences.
Paras Bhayani: Waiting for a Fair Shake: The One Sidedness of 'Waiting for Superman' Paras Bhayani 2010
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"In schools, no matter the size -- and Brockton is one of the biggest -- what matters is uniting people behind a common purpose, setting high expectations, and sticking with it."
Brockton High School Teachers Turn Things Around For A Failing School The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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Indeed, this is what makes traditional schools excellent too, as the recently documented transformation of a massive, unionized school in Brockton, Mass., which came about primarily due to changes to instructional approaches, evidences.
Paras Bhayani: Waiting for a Fair Shake: The One Sidedness of 'Waiting for Superman' Paras Bhayani 2010
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According to The Times, Brockton is now in the top 10 percent of high performing schools in the state -- and featured in a recent Harvard University study entitled "How High Schools Become Exemplary."
Brockton High School Teachers Turn Things Around For A Failing School The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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A great New York Times story last week details such a high school in Brockton, MA, where just a few years ago only a quarter of the students passed statewide exams and one in three dropped out.
Mimi Carter: Message to Education Bloggers: Stop Blaming Obama and Start Focusing on Real Issues Mimi Carter 2010
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"In schools, no matter the size -- and Brockton is one of the biggest -- what matters is uniting people behind a common purpose, setting high expectations, and sticking with it."
Brockton High School Teachers Turn Things Around For A Failing School Erica Liepmann 2010
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A great New York Times story last week details such a high school in Brockton, MA, where just a few years ago only a quarter of the students passed statewide exams and one in three dropped out.
Mimi Carter: Message to Education Bloggers: Stop Blaming Obama and Start Focusing on Real Issues Mimi Carter 2010
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Apparently, Brockton is also turning into quite the solar town: in addition to this installation, the community also is home to Johnson Square Village, the first 100 percent solar condo project in New England.
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