Education
Elizabeth Román
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NEPM
The Healey administration has distributed millions of dollars to Mass. schools in an attempt to beef up early literacy
Tony Dunne
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NEPM
We visit Lenox to learn about Tanglewood on Parade. We hear from conductors Thomas Wilkins and Na'Zir McFadden, listen to live music from Nathan Cole, violinist and BSO concertmaster, and Lorna McGhee, BSO principal flutist. Plus we talk with Amy Aldrich, senior director for patron outreach.
![This week's panel for The Rundown includes Larry Parnass, executive editor for The Springfield Republican; freelance journalist Sarah Robertson [not pictured]; and Elizabeth Román, NEPM executive news director.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/5b2b6fb/2147483647/strip/true/crop/880x495+0+24/resize/1920x1080!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ffd%2F4d%2Fca2d953b403a8d57d347b9c226e9%2Fgrove.png)
Tony Dunne
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NEPM
We discuss how a new state budget could aid local homeowners with crumbling foundations, relicensing hydropower facilities in Franklin County, talks of reinstating “happy hour” for Mass. restaurants and bars and more.
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Investigative Reporting
