THE LATEST MCAS scores are definitely alarming.Scores are significantly below pre-pandemic levels. At current trends, it would take at least eight years for Massachusetts students to catch up. Here at […]
Tutoring key to turning around sliding test scores
Posted inEnergy
Tension boils over at Somerset zoning meeting
TENSION IS RISING in the South Coast community of Somerset as the town moves closer to a final decision on a zoning condition that could determine whether an Italian company […]
Posted inThe Download
Short takes: Retired reporter’s scoops keep people clicking
EVEN BEFORE TWITTER changed hands to its current owner, who insists on calling it by another name, the social networking site was in a state of decline. What used to […]
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Short takes: Retired reporter’s scoops keep people clicking
EVEN BEFORE TWITTER changed hands to its current owner, who insists on calling it by another name, the social networking site was in a state of decline. What used to […]
Posted inTechnology
State questions need for 1,687 new parking spaces at Encore
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE JUST LIKE COMMUTERS on nearby Interstate 93, the planned expansion of the Encore Boston Harbor casino in Everett is being held up by traffic. The Executive […]
Posted inTransportation
T suggests GLX rail ties manufactured incorrectly
THE MBTA says it intends to hold its contractor responsible for fixing rail ties placed too close together on the Green Line extension to Somerville and Medford, but the transit […]
Posted inCriminal Justice
How ‘cop watchers’ can help improve policing
CAN POLICE TURN a perceived nuisance into an opportunity? Can they benefit from the efforts of smartphone-wielding “cop watchers” who dog them at crime and emergency scenes? The answer is […]
Posted inThe Download
Clashes over Israel-Hamas war reach Boston’s City Council
THE IMAGES FROM the Israel-Hamas war have ripped through social media, sparking arguments and proclamations on Facebook, Instagram, and the platform formerly known as Twitter. Locally, the conflict has split […]
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Clashes over Israel-Hamas war reach Boston’s City Council
THE IMAGES FROM the Israel-Hamas war have ripped through social media, sparking arguments and proclamations on Facebook, Instagram, and the platform formerly known as Twitter. Locally, the conflict has split […]
Posted inOpinion
Backroom deal for Everett soccer stadium in works again
THE BUNKER HILL monument in Charlestown is a symbol of democracy’s promise, but it may soon be overshadowed – literally — by a colossal monument in nearby Everett to democracy’s […]
Posted inEnvironment
First Vineyard Wind turbine installed
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE ONE DOWN, 61 to go. The Avangrid and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners joint venture announced Wednesday that the installation of the first of 62 turbine generators that […]
Posted inEnvironment
Somerset considering $20m tax break for Brayton Pt. plant
SOMERSET IS CONSIDERING giving a $20 million tax break to the Prysmian Group to help build a subsea transmission cable manufacturing facility at Brayton Point. Prysmian has already received a […]
Posted inEconomy, Housing, State Government
Healey wades in on real estate transfer fee
GOV. MAURA HEALEY’S support for allowing municipalities to enact a real estate transfer tax could offer some cover to the cities and towns that have been agitating for the controversial […]
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Healey wades in on real estate transfer fee
Gov. Maura Healey’s support for allowing municipalities to enact a real estate transfer tax could offer some cover to the cities and towns that have been agitating for the controversial […]
Posted inHousing, State Government
Healey to unveil $4.1 billion housing bond bill
EASING RULES ON building accessory dwelling units, or “granny flats.” Allowing cities and towns to impose real estate transfer fees. A new “momentum fund” aimed at attracting private capital. Those […]
Posted inState Government
Mariano to seek reelection to another term
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE AS HE WORKS DEEPER into his fourth decade on Beacon Hill, House Speaker Ron Mariano confirmed Tuesday that he plans to run for reelection in 2024 […]
Posted inPolitics
Why I resigned as co-chair of JP Progressives
A LITTLE MORE than a month ago, the Jamaica Plain Progressive’s endorsement in the District 6 race for Boston City Council lost its status as a golden ticket for winning over Jamaica […]
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What’s the political impact of emergency shelter crisis?
The race for a vacant central Massachusetts Senate seat between a Republican and a Democratic state representative could be an early indicator of whether the emergency shelter crisis in Massachusetts […]
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What’s the political impact of emergency shelter crisis?
THE RACE FOR a vacant central Massachusetts Senate seat between a Republican and a Democratic state representative could be an early indicator of whether the emergency shelter crisis in Massachusetts […]
Posted inOpinion
Some fixes needed for Paid Family and Medical Leave
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 […]
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 […]
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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 […]