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Katherine and Hubie Jones expanded education access

From providing students of color with equal access to education, to founding a social service agency to help lower-income children and families secure affordable housing, Katherine and Hubie Jones were key leaders in child advocacy. ....

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Melmark Among Top 100 Women-Led Businesses for Sixth Year

ANDOVER, Mass. and BERWYN, Pa. and CHARLOTTE, N.C., Nov. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ Rita M. Gardner, President and CEO of Melmark, Inc. has been named among The Women s Edge s list ....

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Melmark Among Top 100 Women-Led Businesses for Sixth Year

/PRNewswire/ Rita M. Gardner, President and CEO of Melmark, Inc. has been named among The Women s Edge s list of the Top 100 Women-Led Businesses in. ....

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Feds launch inquiry into whether Mass.' special education system fails to comply with law

Citing concerns from families and advocates, the federal government is demanding state education officials turn over a slew of documents as it questions whether Massachusetts adequately supports students with disabilities. It also is looking into the state's oversight of public schools and its network of private special education schools. ....

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Spotlight investigates severely autistic children neglect, abuse

They are among society’s most vulnerable children with severe autism and yet many endure abuse or neglect in the state-licensed residential schools that care for them. With not enough accountability and scant public disclosure, it is an invisible crisis. ....

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