RECENTLY, MEMBERS of the Boston Teachers Union reached an important milestone on the path toward building the schools our students and communities deserve. Together, we overwhelmingly ratified a new three-year […]
Elementary and Secondary Education
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Here’s how we retain our 4,000 ’emergency’ teachers
THE STUDENT at our virtual open house had a lot of questions. “I am working under an emergency license,” she told us, “and I want to keep teaching. How soon […]
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What makes a book a high school classic?
IF YOU WENT to high school in the United States anytime since the 1960s, you were likely assigned some of the following books: Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet,” “Julius Caesar” and […]
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Coalition says education gap has widened
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE THREE YEARS after the Student Opportunity Act was signed to address educational inequity, pledging $1.5 billion to the public education system by 2027, low-income and minority […]
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Boston is hemorrhaging school-aged kids
It’s only a few weeks until students head back to school. In Boston, if this year is like last year, and like many others before that, there will be fewer […]
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Boston is hemorrhaging school-aged kids
IT’S ONLY A FEW WEEKS until students head back to school. In Boston, if this year is like last year, and like many others before that, there will be fewer […]
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Boston Public Schools withholds 2d part of Mission Hill School investigation
TWO INDEPENDENT reports commissioned by Boston Public Schools figured prominently in the decision to shut down the Mission Hill K-8 Pilot School in Jamaica Plain this summer, but officials are […]
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Schools are missing from the state’s climate plan
ON THURSDAY, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker signed into law a landmark climate bill which affirms, for the first time, that schools are part of the state’s leadership on climate. What’s […]
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Homeschooling gains remain even as pandemic wanes
North Star in Sunderland offers classes, social opportunities, help designing study plans, and other opportunities for homeschooled teenagers. It started this year with 45 members and got 15 new teens […]
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Homeschooling gains remain even as pandemic wanes
NORTH STAR in Sunderland offers classes, social opportunities, help designing study plans, and other opportunities for homeschooled teenagers. It started this year with 45 members and got 15 new teens […]
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Agreement on Boston schools must be call to action
THE RECENT AGREEMENT between Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) is a welcome development. It’s not cause for celebration, but a good […]
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Black girls disciplined in school more often than Whites
In the last normal school year before the pandemic, Black girls in Massachusetts were disciplined in school at more than three times the rate of white girls. Often, Black girls […]
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Black girls disciplined in school more often than Whites
IN THE LAST normal school year before the pandemic, Black girls in Massachusetts were disciplined in school at more than three times the rate of white girls. Often, Black girls […]
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Wu claims victory in school negotiations
BOSTON MAYOR Michelle Wu suggested on Tuesday that the agreement between the city and state over management of the Boston Public Schools was a victory of sorts for her. The […]
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State, Boston reach agreement on school improvement plan
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE STATE AND BOSTON officials reached agreement Monday on an improvement plan for the Boston Public Schools, foreclosing a vote planned for Tuesday that would have cleared […]
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Riley recommends Boston be designated ‘underperforming’
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICEil ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY Â Education Commissioner Jeff Riley on Tuesday will recommend that Boston Public Schools be designated an “underperforming district,” a move that stops short of […]
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State drops quarantine for close COVID contacts in schools, childcare
IN A SIGN of the continually evolving nature of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Public Health on Wednesday quietly updated its guidelines for educational settings to no longer require […]
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Why the long delay spending fed education funds?
THANKS TO A windfall of $1.8 billion in the latest round of federal COVID relief funding intended to help schools recover from the last two years of interrupted learning, we […]
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We see sports betting, financial literacy connection
SPORTS BETTING is coming to a town and phone near you. Whether you are on the side of those who want to bring sports betting out of the shadows, like […]
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Mass. should retain free meals for all at schools
PRIOR TO THE PANDEMIC, more than 120,000 children in Massachusetts didn’t know where their next meal was coming from. Since COVID-19 arrived in the US, food insecurity rates in our […]
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Finding teachers of color starts with mentoring
THE PANDEMIC has taken a terrible toll on school children, costing them not just in lost time learning, but in the socialization skills necessary to succeed. For students of color, […]
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Poll: Parents still struggling with COVID aftershocks on children
BOSTON UNIVERSITY STATEHOUSE PROGRAM ALMOST HALF of parents across the state remain concerned about their child’s mental health as a result of school disruptions caused by COVID-19, according to a […]
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Reimagining access to college in Roxbury
EDUCATORS AND POLICYMAKERS have been talking about providing all students access to college and career pathways for decades. The impact of technical training and two-year and four-year degrees on earnings […]
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Wu wants to test electric school buses
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE BOSTON WILL ROLL in a small number of electric school buses next school year in a pilot program geared toward fully electrifying the city’s fleet in […]