"The School Committee heard an extensive presentation on district counseling efforts this week.
The committee at its Tuesday night meeting listened to several members of the counseling staff - as well as some students - as they outlined initiatives at the elementary, middle school and high school levels.
Committee Chairman Kevin O'Malley said the role of school counselors had changed dramatically from the days when the focus was college and job preparedness.
"School counseling is not what it used to be," he said. "It has never been more involved or far-reaching."
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The Franklin Matters reporting on the School Committee meeting can be found here http://www.franklinmatters.org/2016/04/storify-real-time-reporting-school.html
"Attorney General Maura Healey calculates that she could have purchased 1 million cups of coffee with the additional wages she would have earned if she were paid the same as her male co-workers.
“It is long past the time to get this done,” said Healey, who joined with state Treasurer Deborah Goldberg, State Auditor Suzanne Bump and dozens of male and female legislators by the Statehouse’s Grand Staircase for Equal Pay Day, which was Tuesday.
Chief among the topics was a pay equity bill (S 983) that prohibits employers from discriminating on wages based on gender.
The bill would make it illegal for a company to ask what a job applicant made in a previous job, which Healey said often used as a way to keep women’s salaries down. The legislation would also bar any prohibitions against employees discussing their wages with each other."
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"The Conservation Commission is seeking volunteers for a cleanup of the DelCarte Conservation property next weekend.
The cleanup - scheduled for 8 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 23 - is the first such event at the 136-acre Pleasant Street property, which the town has opened up for recreational uses.
Town Conservation Agent George Russell said the work that day would likely involve mostly trash pick-up.
"It's more a maintenance issue than anything," he said, adding that the work would take place along the property's trails and picnic areas."
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| the playground at DelCarte is currently closed for repair but scheduled to be re-opened for May |
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