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An elite Rhode Island boarding school has agreed to a settlement over sexual abuse allegations that would provide compensation for up to 30 former students. St. George's School in Middletown announced the pact Wednesday in a joint statement with a group representing sex abuse victims...

The New Bedford School Committee is expected to take steps Monday night, attempting to improve academic achievement at the struggling Hayden-McFadden Elementary School. The school has been designated "level four" for several years. Recently a stakeholders committee was formed to decide on a list of reccemndations for turning around the school's performance...

Attorney General Martha Coakley is calling for greater transparency in the reporting of compensation for top executive of Massachusetts charities.  Coakley made the comments after releasing a report that found the annual pay for the chief executives of 25 of Massachusetts' largest nonprofits ranged from $487,000 to $8.8 mi...

Attorney General Martha Coakley is praising state lawmakers for agreeing to increase funeral and burial payments as part of the state's victim compensation fund.