L.L. Bean Announces Layoffs
Iconic New England brand L.L. Bean has announced layoffs, which is their second batch in 2024.
An L.L. Bean spokesperson told Boston 25 News that 2-3% of its staff in Maine will be impacted. This percentage is equivalent to 50-75 people.
The spokesperson noted in their statement, “As the company continues to evaluate the fluctuating retail landscape and adapt our organizational design to enable long-term growth, we will implement a small, focused workforce reduction to better align resources with company goals and objectives.”
L.L. Bean’s previous batch of layoffs this year happened in April when customer service reps were let go and call center hours were reduced.
Additionally, some of the layoffs were done voluntarily, and severance packages and outplacement services are being provided.
U.S. News & World Report Says These Are The Best Elementary and Middle Schools in Mass.
U.S. News & World Report recently released its rankings of the best elementary and middle schools.
The outlet broke up its rankings by each state. Schools were judged by the following ranking indicators and the following weights:
-Mathematics and reading proficiency (50%)
-Mathematics and reading performance (50%)
In the instance of a tie, U.S. News & World Report broke the tie by comparing higher overall proficiencies. If schools were still tied, the outlet then broke the tie based on which school had the lower pupil-to-full-time-equivalent teacher ratio.
With that in mind here are the top 10 elementary and middle schools in Massachusetts.
Elementary Schools
1. Woodland Elementary School (Weston Public Schools)
2. Mary Lee Burbank Elementary School (Belmont Public Schools)
3. Swallow Union Elementary School (Groton-Dunstable Regional School District)
4. John D. Hardy Elementary School (Wellesley Public Schools)
5. Benjamin G. Brown School (Somerville Public Schools)
6. Ward Elementary School (Newton Public Schools)
7. Mason-Rice Elementary School (Newton Public Schools)
8. Hunnewell Elementary School (Wellesley Public Schools)
9. Spring Street School (Shrewsbury Public Schools)
10. Albert S. Woodward Memorial School (Public Schools of Northborough and Southborough)
Middle Schools
1. Pierce School (The Public Schools of Brookline)
2. Boston Latin School (Boston Public Schools)
3. Jonas Clarke Middle School (Lexington Public Schools)
4. William Diamond Middle School (Lexington Public Schools)
5. Lawrence School (The Public Schools of Brookline)
6. Winthrop L. Chenery Middle School (Belmont Public Schools)
7. High Rock School (Needham Public Schools)
8. Weston Middle School (Weston Public Schools)
9. Blanchard Middle School (Westford Public Schools)
10. Lincoln School (The Public Schools of Brookline)
