TEACHING CHILDREN is one of the hardest and most important things a society does. So teachers should be treated as among the most valued members of our society. That’s the […]
Lesson from LA: Less standardized testing
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Are the Partners hospitals really partners?
First of two parts PARTNERS HEALTHCARE has been in the news a lot lately. First, on January 22, Partners started to spread the word about a plan for Massachusetts General […]
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House rule empowers victims of sexual harassment
MISOGYNY AND SEXISM are written into of the fabric of our lives, whether at home, in the workplace, at educational institutions or places of worship, and, sadly, even in our […]
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Weld looks to make trouble for Trump
BILL WELD ISN’T going to be president. He isn’t going to be the Republican nominee for president. In the one-in-a-hundred, best case scenario, he will win New Hampshire and then […]
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Examining the safe in safe, reliable transit
LAST DECEMBER, a report by the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security concluded that bias-motivated incidents (hate crimes) in Massachusetts are at an all-time high in the last decade. […]
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ACLU of Mass.: Does wall contract really exist?
ON THE DAY when President Donald Trump declared a domestic national emergency related to the border, two groups have filed a lawsuit related to his wall claims. The ACLU of […]
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GE dims its Boston presence
GE MAY BRING good things to life, but they’ll be bringing a lot less to Boston than the company promised to great fanfare just three years ago. The company announced […]
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GE dims its Boston presence
GE may bring good things to life, but they’ll be bringing a lot less to Boston than the company promised to great fanfare just three years ago. The company announced […]
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Chang-Diaz reassigned; post left vacant for McMurtry
SENATE PRESIDENT KAREN SPILKA on Thursday reassigned Sen. Sonia Chang-Diaz, the chamber’s longtime Education Committee chair, on the eve of a major school-funding debate, while House Speaker Robert DeLeo kept […]
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Holyoke utility, citing pipeline constraints, halts natural gas hookups
SUPPORTERS OF BUILDING another natural gas pipeline into the region have been quiet for some time, but they resurfaced on Thursday after discovering a municipal utility in Holyoke had declared […]
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Rodrigues, a ‘boring middle’ Dem, named Senate budget chief
SENATE PRESIDENT KAREN SPILKA handed out leadership assignments on Thursday, shaking up some committee posts and giving the job of Ways and Means chair to Sen. Michael Rodrigues of Westport, […]
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DeLeo taps Michlewitz of Boston for budget-writing post
REP. AARON MICHLEWITZ will become the new face of the House budget-writing committee, taking on the powerful position of Ways and Means chair on Thursday afternoon. A 40-year-old Democrat from […]
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UMass Boston scores big revenue gain with Bayside lease
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE THE UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS on Thursday tapped Boston-based Accordia Partners to develop the former Bayside Expo Center site, agreeing to a deal that university officials said […]
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Markey leery of McConnell move on Green New Deal
SENATE MAJORITY LEADER Mitch McConnell wants to turn the Green New Deal into a new green wedge, and that has rankled US Sen. Ed Markey, a co-sponsor of the policy […]
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Markey leery of McConnell move on Green New Deal
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell wants to turn the Green New Deal into a new green wedge, and that has rankled US Sen. Ed Markey, a co-sponsor of the policy […]
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Worcester man can’t believe doctor removed kidney in error
ALBERT HUBBARD of Worcester said he woke up from kidney-removal surgery in 2016 with his doctor sitting about a foot away from him with a “god-awful look on his face.” […]
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MassDOT’s ramp proposal is a poor excuse for a plan
EVERY MORNING, at 4:57, the first 111 bus leaves Chelsea and makes its way up the ramp from Everett Avenue to the upper deck of the Tobin Bridge, before merging […]
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Mass. must do more to boost early education workforce
WHEN IT COMES TO education bonafides, Massachusetts has a lot to brag about. Horace Mann, the reformer who popularized the idea of free, universal education grew up in Franklin and […]
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News you knew: Boston traffic stinks
JUST AS BOB DYLAN said you don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows, there was probably no need for another study to tell Boston drivers that traffic […]
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News you knew: Boston traffic stinks
Just as Bob Dylan said you don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows, there was probably no need for another study to tell Boston drivers that […]
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Local accountability in schools lacking, says report
MASSACHUSETTS HAS BUILT its school reform effort on a combination of new state funding and accountability measures that track student and district achievement, but that has largely let local districts […]
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Without immigrants, Mass. would lose population, study says
AS DEBATE OVER immigration continues to roil the national political waters, a new study highlights the crucial role newcomers to the US play in the Massachusetts economy and population growth. […]
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A 1% solution to promote cannabis diversity
ALMOST A DOZEN adult-use cannabis stores have opened in Massachusetts, and so far there is at least one clear pattern: Not a single retail outlet is owned by empowerment candidates […]
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House plays follow the leader
ON JANUARY 30, in the midst of a debate over the rules to govern the legislative process on Beacon Hill, a vote took place that revealed a lot about the […]