In a national fight over au pairs, Massachusetts takes center stage
An increase to minimum wage. A predictable weekly schedule. With massive potential changes to the federal au pair program, some are casting Massachusetts as a “cautionary tale.”
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How AI-powered robots in law enforcement could become a tool for 'supercharging police bias'
"You do not want a system prone to bias going around with the capacity to kill people," says Nir Eisikovits of UMass Boston's Center for Applied Ethics.
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USDA cuts allowable sugar and sodium levels in school meals
The updated nutrition guidelines allow schools several years to meet the reduced sugar and sodium requirements. -
Codman Academy to unionize with the Boston Teachers Union
Statewide, nearly half a dozen independent charter schools have unionized. -
Meet Brenda Kelley of Lenox, Massachusetts’ elementary principal of the year
"Our days are long days. Days can be tough. But you know, every day, there’s something positive happening within a school building," Kelley says. -
Guster's Adam Gardner celebrates 20 years of making concerts greener
The musician, who founded the nonprofit REVERB with his wife in 2004, joins The Culture Show for a discussion on how his organization has been working to make live music sustainable through fan-facing and behind-the-scenes initiatives. -
Worcester's poet laureate Oliver de la Paz turns postcards to poetry in his new book of sonnets
Oliver de la Paz, poet laureate of Worcester and an associate professor at The College of the Holy Cross, joined The Culture Show to celebrate national poetry month and discuss his latest collection of poetry “The Diaspora Sonnets.”
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In What Is Owed?, a new 7-part podcast, GBH News political reporter Saraya Wintersmith seeks to understand what reparations might look like in one of the oldest cities in America.
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