AI-powered youth education has come to Boston. Teachers aren't happy.
Boston Teachers Union President Erik Berg speaks with GBH's All Things Considered Arun Rath about Alpha School, an AI-powered institution for youth education, that has opened its doors to Boston scholars.
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Parents, students approach Boston's first day of school with excitement and some concern
On the minds of many are questions about the use of AI in the classroom as well as the perennial issue of on-time bus arrivals. -
As small Mass. colleges close, a growing focus on saving the students rather than the schools
As demographic decline and financial pressures push more colleges toward closure, leaders are looking beyond mergers and asking: what’s worth saving? -
Mass. education officials hail judge’s dismissal of Trump lawsuit alleging antisemitism at Harvard
A judge in Boston has dismissed a Trump administration lawsuit that accused Harvard University of ignoring harassment of Jewish students. -
Federal deregulation of Head Start may increase class sizes in Mass., say education leaders
The proposed set of regulations reduces federal burdens for Head Start programs, leaving center operators to look to the state and local law for guidance. -
Will federal changes to research funding promote ‘accountability’ or politicize science?
A retired Brown University professor says the Trump administration is weakening a system that relies on subject-matter experts to judge scientific merit. -
Will new federal student loan caps make grad school more affordable or less attainable?
Critics warn the limits could hurt the Massachusetts economy and shut out low-income students. -
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. -
Hampshire College reverses course again, says it will remain open through end of year
After warning that financial challenges could accelerate its closure, the Amherst liberal arts college says it has secured enough funding to stay open through the fall semester and support its teach-out. -
Massachusetts makes $25M bet on quantum research lab at MIT
The state is committing $25 million to help build what will be called the Quantum Systems Laboratory in Cambridge -
Colleges, looking to build back trust, embrace cost transparency
Historically, colleges have made pricing opaque. That’s slowly beginning to change.
