The state released its latest MCAS results on Tuesday, and the scores seem alarming. According to the Boston Globe, 61 percent of 10th graders statewide met or exceeded expectations on […]
Latest MCAS scores are troubling
Posted inOpinion
Election Day voter registration is good for democracy
TODAY — THE FOURTH Tuesday of September—is National Voter Registration Day. It’s also the day that Boston voters will go to the polls for hotly contested preliminary elections for City […]
Posted inArts and Culture
Orr statue now front and center at TD Garden
THE STATUE OF BRUINS GREAT Bobby Orr has a new home right in the middle of the new entrance to TD Garden dubbed The Hub. It’s a prominent spot for […]
Posted inTransportation
DeLeo floats hands-free driving proposal
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE WITH A DISTRACTED DRIVING BILL bill stuck in private negotiations for more than three months and frustrated advocates ramping up their criticism, House Speaker Robert DeLeo […]
Posted inTransportation
T notes: Lessons from Toronto
TORONTO TRANSIT OFFICIALS on Monday briefed the MBTA on their vision for commuter rail – a vision that many Massachusetts transit advocates would like to see the T emulate. Three […]
Posted inTransportation
McGee: Cut commuter rail fares from Lynn
LYNN MAYOR THOMAS MCGEE, backed by three lawmakers from the area, urged MBTA officials to test more frequent commuter rail service to and from Boston at prices similar to those […]
Posted inTransportation
Dustup at T over bus improvement efforts
THE MBTA’s OVERSIGHT BOARD, which has been urging the transit authority to think big when it comes to improving bus service, accused the agency of adopting a timid approach after […]
Posted inArts and Culture
Dimming the state’s literary light
“A ROBUST GENIUS, born to grapple with whole libraries,” is how 18th-century biographer James Boswell described the illustrious British man of letters, Dr. Samuel Johnson. It’s a literary reference that’s […]
Posted inThe Codcast
The Codcast: Widespread praise for ed funding bill
When the year started, with Beacon Hill poised to make another go at a bill revamping the state’s education funding formula, some advocates were focused on boosting funding for schools, […]
Posted inPolitics
Kennedy vs. Markey is no Pressley vs. Capuano
ON SATURDAY, Rep. Joe Kennedy formally announced his campaign to challenge Sen. Ed Markey in next year’s Democratic primary. Rumors of a Kennedy run have been swirling since earlier this […]
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Globe claims progress in talks; union disagrees
THE PARENT COMPANY of the Boston Globe sent out an email Friday to union members claiming the two sides have reached tentative agreement on a number of issues, but the union downplayed […]
Posted inEducation
Widespread praise for ed funding bill
WHEN THE YEAR STARTED, with Beacon Hill poised to make another go at a bill revamping the state’s education funding formula, some advocates were focused on boosting funding for schools, […]
Posted inThe Download
The Codcast: Widespread praise for ed funding bill
When the year started, with Beacon Hill poised to make another go at a bill revamping the state’s education funding formula, some advocates were focused on boosting funding for schools, […]
Posted inOpinion
Vineyard Wind limbo is chance for reset
THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT’S Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, or BOEM, the agency that issues permits for offshore wind projects in federal waters, has called a timeout on the rapidly expanding […]
Posted inHealth Care
Anti-vaxxers aren’t the main problem
DESPITE THE BELIEF that low vaccination rates are due to anti-vaxxers – those opposed in principle to vaccination — the majority of people who have not vaccinated their children in […]
Posted inEconomy
In Cambridge, innovation economy is a K-12 classroom
IN THE CITY of Cambridge, the learning that begins anew this time of the year goes beyond textbooks, exams, and the classroom itself. That’s because of the Cambridge Public School […]
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At Boston.gov, you don’t always get an answer
Boston.gov, the city of Boston’s official website, has the potential to make it quick and easy for citizens to get answers to questions, file complaints, and make requests for help […]
Posted inCriminal Justice
A stark view from inside MCI-Framingham
In 2013, Lee Unitt was sentenced to four consecutive two-year terms in prison and up to 20 years of probation, but according to an ongoing lawsuit, the real punishment she […]
Posted inCriminal Justice
A stark view from inside MCI-Framingham
In 2013, Lee Unitt was sentenced to four consecutive two-year terms in prison and up to 20 years of probation, but according to an ongoing lawsuit, the real punishment she […]
Posted inOpinion
Why we’re with Joe
OPEN A NEWSPAPER today, and you’ll find feverish headlines about Democratic primaries. You’ll hear political pundits discuss who should drop out or who shouldn’t run or where resources would be […]
Posted inPolitics
Baker knocks MassGOP for condemning congresswomen
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE THE RIFT BETWEEN the Republican governor and the state Republican party was on full display Thursday when Gov. Charlie Baker denounced the Republican State Committee’s adoption […]
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Trump reverses course on immigrant medical program
IN AN ABRUPT about-face, the Trump administration is reversing course on the recent declaration that it was ending a policy that allows seriously ill immigrants to remain in the country legally […]
Posted inEducation
Long-awaited education funding bill unveiled
FOUR YEARS AFTER a state commission declared that the Massachusetts education funding formula was shortchanging school districts by $1 to $2 billion, state lawmakers unveiled an ambitious proposal that would […]
Posted inPolitics
Could fossil fuel investments hinder Kennedy campaign?
As Representative Joe Kennedy III officially announces his decision to challenge Senator Ed Markey, voters are wondering—what distinguishes the two men both viewed as progressive Democrats? The obvious one is […]