Mass. nurses angered by federal plan to reduce access to some student loans
The MNA says decertifying nursing as a professional degree will have a profound impact on the healthcare system.
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Facing public scrutiny, colleges are trying to enroll more veterans
Harvard is making its pitch to vets across the country as part of an effort to broaden perspectives on campus. -
How a college in Vermont built a home for students who learn differently
Forty years after it opened, Landmark College in Putney, Vermont, remains a haven for students with dyslexia, autism and ADHD. -
With ‘a few weeks’ of funding from the state, almost all Mass. Head Start programs staying open
“The impacts of [closing] would be — could be — catastrophic,” said Carl Howell, whose Lowell-area Head Start programs take care of about 550 kids. -
Colleges hope to ‘AI-proof’ their offerings as new tech changes job expectations
Artificial intelligence is reshaping the early-career job market for college students and grads. Colleges are adapting their programs to keep pace. -
Under political pressure, colleges try to recruit more rural students
Facing calls to diversify viewpoints and cap international enrollment, elite schools are turning to a group often overlooked in admissions: students from small-town America. -
MIT president says she 'cannot support' proposal to adopt Trump priorities for funding benefits
MIT is among the first to express forceful views either in favor of or against an agreement the White House billed as providing “multiple positive benefits.” -
Students of color twice as likely to attend substandard schools, new report finds
The report from MassINC highlights the inequities in the educational settings for urban areas compared to suburban areas. -
Massachusetts students still lag behind pre-pandemic MCAS scores
Experts say it’s more than just the interruption in education: Students are missing much more school than they used to, and standardized testing is no longer a priority in Massachusetts. -
Rather than AI, this professor chooses a chalkboard and old-fashioned books
An English professor at Boston College makes the case for discussion-based teaching and learning — without machines. -
A look into one local school district that's leaning into AI
Leaders in the Mendon-Upton Regional School District say AI is a tool for "collaboration" in the classroom, not a cheat code.
