State education board members worry about timing, budget for new graduation requirements
Massachusetts school districts would have until fall 2027 to get their curriculum into alignment, and roughly two years for yet-to-be-formed councils to draw up new end-of-year assessments.
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'To know is not enough': Hampshire College graduates reflect on their time as last graduating class
Hampshire College held its final graduation ceremony this weekend in Amherst, MA. -
One Vermont school’s plan to survive? A bachelor’s in emergency services
Saint Michael’s College in Colchester, Vt., is offering deep tuition discounts and launching a new program in emergency services to train EMTs and firefighters. -
BC High School officials explain why they decided to add a sixth grade
Boston College High School added a middle school 20 years ago, called the Arrupe Division, and will expand it starting in 2027. -
Harvard graduate student union strikes as negotiations hit a wall
Wages and changes to working conditions are the main holdups, student leaders say. -
Hampshire College to close at end of 2026
The college in Amherst, Mass., has been facing financial difficulties for years. -
The new Mass. voc-tech lottery was supposed to solve problems. But some families are frustrated.
The old admissions system was systematically leaving out students of color, disabled students, low-income students and English language learners. But the new system leaves it mostly up to chance. -
With rampant grade inflation, could Harvard make an ‘A’ mean something again?
Faculty at the oldest college in the country are debating whether to limit the number of top grades issued to undergraduates. -
Tufts, Fletcher School deemed ‘undesirable organizations’ by Russian government
Anyone who associates with the institutions now faces the possibility of criminal penalties. -
How a small college near Boston is serving low-income, first-generation students
Amid demographic shifts and a decline in the number of college-age students, Messina College in Brookline is appealing to one population group that is still growing: Latino students. -
Boston Public School parents rail about late school buses at hearing
BPS transportation head said he's working to hire and train more drivers to increase school bus timeliness.
