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	<title>Somerville Voices &#187; Schools and Youth</title>
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		<title>Immigration Story Writing Contest for Somerville High School Students</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2013/04/26/schools-and-youth/immigration-story-writing-contest-for-somerville-high-school-students/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2013 01:59:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>WendyBlom</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[SCATV received a Local Cultural Council grant to run a youth media program in the Summer of 2013 that involves producing a short film based on an original story written by a Somerville teen. In order to find a great script, SCATV is holding a writing contest for Somerville youth this Spring. The story’s theme [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Library Grows &#8211; Up?</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2013/03/26/events/the-library-grows-up/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 15:16:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ March 26, 2013; 10:00 am; ] Somerville Library as a digital laboratory, community service, and creative resource to both city and national users.]]></description>
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		<title>Free Teen Creative Writing Program at Somerville Public Library Begins Sunday March 24</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2013/03/19/events/free-teen-creative-writing-program-at-somerville-public-library-begins-sunday-march-24/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 01:01:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>egilsdorf</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ March 24, 2013; 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ] Are you a teen who likes to write stories about aliens, blogs, flash fiction, or poems? Are you interested in becoming a novelist, short story writer or poet?

Somerville Public Library's Teen Creative Writing Program will offer teens writing exercises to flex their writing muscles in a fun, low-pressure, supportive environment.

The Somerville Public Library is pleased [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mark Niedergang&#8217;s Campaign Kickoff on March 3</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2013/02/22/events/mark-niedergangs-campaign-kickoff-on-march-3/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2013/02/22/events/mark-niedergangs-campaign-kickoff-on-march-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 21:33:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MaryRegan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ March 3, 2013; 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. ] The Committee to Elect Mark Niedergang invites you to enjoy delicious free food from Redbones, Taco Loco, and Gauchão , fun entertainment, good company, and provocative discussion at a party and fundraiser to kick off Mark’s campaign for Ward 5 Alderman.  Alex the Jester will entertain.  State Representative Carl Sciortino (Somerville/Medford) will speak.]]></description>
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		<title>Massachusetts education profs and researchers speak out against high-stakes testing in schools</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2013/02/19/schools-and-youth/massachusetts-education-profs-and-researchers-speak-out-against-high-stakes-testing-in-schools/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2013/02/19/schools-and-youth/massachusetts-education-profs-and-researchers-speak-out-against-high-stakes-testing-in-schools/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2013 03:36:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alain Jehlen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well over 100 Massachusetts professors and researchers have signed a statement against high-stakes standardized testing. The four initiators of the petition include two from Somerville: Lesley University early childhood education expert Nancy Carlsson-Paige and Harvard Graduate School of Education instructor Chris Buttimer. Here&#8217;s their press release: 
136+ MASSACHUSETTS EDUCATION PROFESSORS, RESEARCHERS ENDORSE STATEMENT AGAINST HIGH-STAKES [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ward 1 Residents: Would You Like To Serve On the School Committee?</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/12/18/schools-and-youth/ward-1-residents-would-you-like-to-serve-on-the-school-committee/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/12/18/schools-and-youth/ward-1-residents-would-you-like-to-serve-on-the-school-committee/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2012 20:41:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alain Jehlen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reposted from the Somerville-4-Schools email list, a message from School Committee Chair Paul Bockelman about the process that the School Committee agreed to use to fill the Ward 1 School Committee seat. The seat is suddenly vacant because Maureen Bastardi was appointed Alderman to replace Bill Roche, who resigned last week.
At last night&#8217;s School Committee [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Somerville High School Food</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/09/10/schools-and-youth/somerville-high-school-food/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/09/10/schools-and-youth/somerville-high-school-food/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Sep 2012 20:13:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>fpz95</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What I don't understand is we have a culinary arts in our school with amazing ingredients and deliciously made food. Why can't we have some of that in cafeteria instead of JUST being sold in the restaurant. They are supposedly "trying" to get kids to shape up and eat healthier. There is a difference between getting kids to be healthy and starving them like they are slaves.]]></description>
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		<title>Remaining Spots for Scholars in Somerville CDF Freedom School Program This Summer</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/06/13/schools-and-youth/remaining-spots-for-scholars-in-somerville-cdf-freedom-school-program-this-summer/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/06/13/schools-and-youth/remaining-spots-for-scholars-in-somerville-cdf-freedom-school-program-this-summer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2012 20:53:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rev. Justin Hildebrandt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Remaining Spots for Scholars in Somerville CDF Freedom School Program This Summer
Scholars completing kindergarten through eighth grade will learn to make a difference through reading this summer at no charge to parents.
Somerville, MA (June 13,  2012) – This summer 30 Somerville scholars (K – 8) will participate in a six week Children’s Defense Fund Freedom School [...]]]></description>
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		<title>‘Progress Together’ Plans Its Next Move</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/05/21/schools-and-youth/progress-together-plans-its-next-move/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/05/21/schools-and-youth/progress-together-plans-its-next-move/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 15:49:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alain Jehlen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[More than 50 Somerville parents and other community members crowded into a church room Sunday to make a start toward answering an important question: What will their organization, Progress Together, work on next?
And the answer is … it’s not quite decided yet.
At the end of the meeting the group picked two broad areas for more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5/31 Historic Preservation Awards Ceremony</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/05/19/events/531-historic-preservation-awards-ceremony/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/05/19/events/531-historic-preservation-awards-ceremony/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2012 03:22:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon Wilson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ May 31, 2012; 6:30 pm; ] A reception, with light refreshments, starts at 6:30 p.m. and is followed by a ceremony to honor 12 Somerville owners for their award winning preservation work on the exterior of their properties. The properties include both historically designated homes and older houses in the City. SHS students will present their original drawings of each property [...]]]></description>
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