THE MASSACHUSETTS PAID Family and Medical Leave program is truly life-changing. Since the law went into effect in 2021, more than 200,000 Massachusetts workers have used the program to take […]
Some fixes needed for Paid Family and Medical Leave
Posted inThe Codcast
What MCAS can, and can’t, tell us about student achievement
Jennifer Smith talks to UMass Amherst professor Jack Schneider, who thinks high-stakes testing is the wrong way to go in the effort to improve schools and boost student achievement.
Posted inImmigration, State Government
Healey tries to have it both ways on emergency shelter law
GOV. MAURA HEALEY tried to have it both ways on the state’s right to shelter law Monday, insisting her administration is not backing away from requirements of the law while […]
Posted inEducation
What MCAS can, and can’t, tell us about student achievement
THE VALUE OF using MCAS scores to determine graduation readiness and school oversight status is getting several enthusiastic tire-kicks. The state’s largest teachers union is charging away at a ballot […]
Posted inThe Download
What MCAS can, and can’t, tell us about student achievement
The value of using MCAS scores to determine graduation readiness and school oversight status is getting several enthusiastic tire-kicks. The state’s largest teachers union is charging away at a ballot […]
Posted inEducation, Government, Opinion, State Government
Push for electric school buses faces procurement bump in the road
THE COMMONWEALTH HAS established itself as a national leader in addressing climate change by setting an aggressive goal of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. A host of strategies […]
Posted inEnergy, Environment
Brayton Point offshore wind prize in doubt
ONE OF THE BIGGEST prizes of the emerging offshore wind industry – an onshore subsea cable manufacturing facility providing jobs, tax revenue, and the beginnings of a US supply chain […]
Posted inOpinion
Using big data to make elections fairer
IN 1812 the Boston Gazette first used the term gerrymander in response to a set of voting districts devised by Massachusetts Gov. Elbridge Gerry. The Herald suggested that one of […]
Posted inOpinion
What does the Legislature have to hide?
AS SURVIVORS of workplace sexual harassment who lead an organization dedicated to eradicating workplace toxicity, we know the pernicious effects of sweeping bad behavior under the rug. It may be […]
Posted inEnvironment
Legal challenges by fishing groups to Vineyard Wind rejected
A FEDERAL JUDGE ruled against two fishing groups who were challenging federal environmental approvals granted to Vineyard Wind for the construction of its wind farm off the coast of Martha’s […]
Posted inThe Download
Short takes: Echoes of Menino’s closest race in Quincy
A 16-YEAR INCUMBENT looking for another four-year term. An at-large councilor seeking to harness the votes of young progressives in a bid for the top job. The 2009 showdown between […]
Posted inPolitics
Short takes: Echoes of Menino’s closest race in Quincy
A 16-YEAR INCUMBENT looking for another four-year term. An at-large councilor seeking to harness the votes of young progressives in a bid for the top job. The 2009 showdown between […]
Posted inImmigration, State House News Service
Lt. Gov. says state running out of shelter room
MASSACHUSETTS IS GOING to run out of places to shelter newly arriving immigrants and other families without housing “very, very soon,” leaving the one state in the country that has […]
Posted inEconomy
Massachusetts is a 21st century frontier state
AT THE SAME time that chaos was brewing in the House of Representatives in Washington and our Patriots flamed out to the Cowboys in Dallas and then collapsed to the […]
Posted inTransportation
Boston’s new voice on MBTA board knows the ‘pain points’
MAYOR MICHELLE WU, who has pushed for a Boston seat on the MBTA board since she was a city councilor, finally got her chance to appoint a member through a […]
Posted inEnergy, Environment
New York rejects bid to renegotiate offshore wind contracts
NEW YORK OFFICIALS followed the lead of regulators in Massachusetts on Thursday, rejecting bids by four offshore wind developers to renegotiate the prices they were awarded in previously approved contracts […]
Posted inGambling
iLottery still a treasurer priority as online betting evolves
LEGISLATORS ULTIMATELY opted against bringing the Massachusetts State Lottery online in their compromise budget for this fiscal year, but state Treasurer Deb Goldberg is still aggressively pushing for it. With the […]
Posted inOpinion
I’ve seen the T recover twice in my lifetime
WITH DAILY NEWS of shocking and unacceptable conditions for T riders, there is a danger that people will conclude that failure is inevitable. However, I have seen the MBTA recover […]
Posted inTransportation
MBTA says all GLX slow zones are eliminated
THE MBTA reported on Wednesday that all of the slow zones on the Green Line extension have been removed – good news that was surprisingly buried in a MassDOT press […]
Posted inEducation
Civics education gets boost from veto override
MATT WILSON calls it an example of “civics in action.” After Gov. Maura Healey vetoed $1 million from the budget appropriation for a fund dedicated to expanding civics education in […]