THERE ARE A MULTITUDE of reasons to go to the school nurse — a scraped knee, an asthma attack on the playground, a case of chickenpox, symptoms of the flu, […]
Elementary and Secondary Education
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Parent frustration about schools is rising
With less than two weeks until school starts, parents from Somerville and Newton say they have yet to get any details on what classes will look like for their children […]
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Parent frustration about schools is rising
WITH LESS THAN TWO WEEKS until school starts, parents from Somerville and Newton say they have yet to get any details on what classes will look like for their children […]
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17 Boston school officials paid $762,000 in settlements
IN AN APPARENT EFFORT to stave off potential lawsuits for wrongful termination or to just cushion departures, Boston Public School officials shelled out $762,000 over a nearly two-year period for […]
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Rethinking high school during COVID
FOR 20 YEARS, I’ve taught in an adult ed program in Dorchester. Every year we tweak things, adjust the schedule, hire new faculty, tinker with syllabi. Change happens gradually. This […]
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Pods could become tipping point in education
PODS ARE POPPING UP everywhere, in all kinds of neighborhood but mostly in affluent places. These pods are a form of parental activism, parental choice during an extended crisis period […]
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A sensible plan for reopening Boston schools
NOW THAT THE Boston Public Schools have announced a delayed reopening of schools, let us examine a way for students to reintegrate into their schools with an emphasis on what […]
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Science says schools not ready to open in higher risk communities
TWO SEPARATE ANNOUNCEMENTS from the Baker administration last week underscore the total absence of a comprehensive statewide back-to-school plan that protects students, their families, and educators. On Thursday, Baker announced […]
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Promising results with early college programs
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE HIGHLIGHTING NEW DATA showing greater academic success among high school students who take college courses, education experts called Wednesday for Massachusetts to continue investing in early […]
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Curtatone: A color-coded map is not a plan
EVERY CITY AND TOWN in Massachusetts has spent months trying to figure out how to return to in-person schooling. We all know the social, emotional, and educational benefits for our […]
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Baker to offer mobile testing resources to K-12 schools
SEEKING TO REASSURE schools reopening this fall with in-person learning, Gov. Charlie Baker said he is launching a statewide mobile testing program that can be deployed if a handful of […]
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Unions say in-person learning plans not a done deal
THE SHARON SCHOOL COMMITTEE voted to start the year with a hybrid model of education, where students will return to school in person two days a week. Sharon teachers, however, […]
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70% of school districts adopt some in-person learning
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE MORE THAN TWO-THIRDS of the Massachusetts school districts that have so far reported their reopening plans to the state envision some sort of in-classroom education, while the […]
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Curtatone, Novick slam state guidance on reopening
For months, school districts were struggling to decide whether to reopen schools in person, with little guidance from the state as to what thresholds to use to make that decision. […]
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Curtatone, Novick slam state guidance on reopening
FOR MONTHS, school districts were struggling to decide whether to reopen schools in person, with little guidance from the state as to what thresholds to use to make that decision. […]
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A third path for Boston’s School Committee
Students versus teachers. Teachers versus parents. Parents versus administrators. Administrators versus everyone. In a COVID-19 world, this “us versus them” mentality just doesn’t work anymore. We’ve seen it happen a […]
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Contact tracing could be challenge for schools
Let’s pretend Maria is a 16-year-old student who goes to Madison Park Vocational High School in Roxbury, while living in Hyde Park. It’s October, the Boston School Committee has decided […]
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Contact tracing could be challenge for schools
LET’S PRETEND MARIA is a 16-year-old student who goes to Madison Park Vocational High School in Roxbury, while living in Hyde Park. It’s October, the Boston School Committee has decided […]
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Lack of leadership on school reopenings
A WEEK AFTER school committees began making decisions for reopening schools, a day after the plans were originally due to the state, Gov. Charlie Baker released a map to help […]
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Data indicate spread of COVID-19 accelerating
THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 in Massachusetts appears to be accelerating, with the number of communities considered moderate or high-risk jumping by 40 percent and the state as a whole moving […]
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Not every school district is buying Baker’s guidance
UNDER NEW STATE GUIDELINES issued Tuesday night, Somerville should be preparing to bring students back to school in person next month. It isn’t. Somerville, a dense urban area outside of Boston, […]
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Baker says most kids can return to in-person learning
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER said a key COVID-19 metric currently indicates children in nearly 91 percent of the state’s cities and towns can safely return to school this fall for in-person […]
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What is a ‘hybrid’ education plan?
HUGE NUMBERS of Massachusetts students this fall will be returning to school on a “hybrid” plan – some mix of in-person and remote learning. Like so much of the post-pandemic […]
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Schools need to sign up now for fed food program
REGARDLESS OF HOW schools approach reopening in the fall, many Massachusetts schools face a choice right now that could affect nutrition and local economic stimulus in 2021 and beyond. That […]
