MASSACHUSETTS HEALTH and education officials acknowledged on Thursday that “logistical challenges” led to a delayed rollout of the state’s COVID-19 testing program in schools, but they said the problems, which […]
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2 more Mission Hill teachers placed on leave
BOSTON PUBLIC School Superintendent Brenda Cassellius has placed two more teachers from the Mission Hill K-8 Pilot School in Jamaica Plain on paid administrative leave and launched a second investigation […]
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Baker calls up Guard to help at prisons, schools
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER on Tuesday called up 450 members of the National Guard to fill in for state correctional workers who have refused to get vaccinated and to support a […]
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Information scarce on sexual misconduct at Boston schools
IT’S HARD TO TELL whether the type of sexual behavior that resulted in a recent $650,000 legal settlement at a Boston public school is an aberration or just the tip of […]
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Addressing the biases in school curriculums
DOCTOR, LAWYER, ACCOUNTANT. As a young Black woman, that was what I was told success looked like. In the course of my education, though, I was not exposed to any […]
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Mass. getting good grades on civics, history
AS THE COUNTRY engages in a heated debate over what civic education should look like, a new report by The Thomas B. Fordham Institute suggests that the nation should emulate […]
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Student nutrition bill, barring ‘meal-shaming,’ on the move
This year, every school district can serve lunches to all students for free, under a federal policy established to combat food insecurity during the pandemic. But what happens when school […]
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Student nutrition bill, barring ‘meal-shaming,’ on the move
THIS YEAR, every school district can serve lunches to all students for free, under a federal policy established to combat food insecurity during the pandemic. But what happens when school […]
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MCAS results drop across the board
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE THE FIRST MCAS tests administered in the COVID-19 era featured drops in scores “across the board,” the state’s education commissioner said Tuesday, saying the results show […]
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MCAS: The fight goes on
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE IN 2018, more than a decade after he was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, Ryan Boyd had passed nearly every single MCAS standardized exam he needed […]
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Baker: National Guard to assist with school transportation
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER called up the National Guard on Monday to help transport kids to school, amid a shortage of school bus drivers in the state. Baker said once it […]
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School bus company pays $165,000 to settle idling charges
A SCHOOL BUS company agreed to pay $165,000 in fines and court costs to settle charges that its drivers routinely allowed their diesel-powered buses to idle for as much as […]
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Classes in Melrose already quarantined
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE MELROSE HAS already quarantined at least two classrooms for a COVID-19 outbreak, but Gov. Charlie Baker said Wednesday a return to remote learning as an option […]
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Report alleges bullying at Mission Hill school
THE MISSION HILL K-8 Pilot School in Jamaica Plain, where alleged sexual misbehavior by a male kindergartener led to a $650,000 legal settlement last week, is now facing criticism for […]
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Boston pays $650,000 to settle student sex assault allegations
THE CITY OF BOSTON is paying $650,000 to settle a federal lawsuit filed by five sets of parents who alleged that the school principal at the Mission Hill K-8 Pilot […]
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In another shift, Baker favors mask mandate in schools
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE THE STATE’S education commissioner is seeking authority to mandate that students ages 5 and up and staff and educators in public K-12 schools wear masks indoors […]
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Status of schools unclear this fall
Students are returning to school soon, and no one is quite sure what to expect. With the Delta variant of the COVID-19 virus on the rise, it’s unclear whether school […]
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Status of schools unclear this fall
STUDENTS ARE RETURNING to school soon, and no one is quite sure what to expect. With the Delta variant of the COVID-19 virus on the rise, it’s unclear whether school […]
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Time to revolutionize our education system
COVID-19 caused profound disruption in the lives of millions of people in Massachusetts. As the state moves toward recovery, communities — especially historically underserved communities — are reckoning with the […]
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DCF-involved students attended school 90% of the time last year
When Fall River teen David Almond, who was under Department of Children and Families supervision, was found dead, allegedly due to abuse and neglect by his father and girlfriend, one […]
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DCF-involved students attended school 90% of the time last year
WHEN FALL RIVER teen David Almond, who was under Department of Children and Families supervision, was found dead, allegedly due to abuse and neglect by his father and girlfriend, one […]
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Standardized testing is not the way forward
AS WE EMERGED from the pandemic’s constraints, we finally had the freedom to book dinner reservations and plan a summer vacation, but in the midst of that liberation, our students were obligated […]
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A better way to deal with Boston exam school admissions
IT IS DISTRESSING to watch the debate over Boston exam school admissions divide the city. The focus on how to allocate a fixed number of seats has created a zero-sum […]
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Make menstrual products available in schools
SITTING ON THE TOILET of the second floor bathroom stall, my face hot with embarrassment, I looked down at my blood-stained underwear. I had already been gone from class for […]