Kids carry the internet in their pockets. Are schools teaching them how to use it?
A report from Media Literacy Now finds more states are acting on media literacy education, but gaps between policy and classroom practice remain, including in Massachusetts, CEO Kyra Brissette tells GBH's All Things Considered.
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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. -
Local colleges targeted amid growing campus culture wars
National media and conservative groups are seeking syllabi and student information from public colleges; professors say they feel targeted and harassed. -
UMass grad pays it back with $50 million donation
UMass Amherst is set to receive its largest-ever private donation — $50 million over 10 years — and will rename its engineering college after the former Apple executive and UMass alumnus who made the gift. -
Trump administration takes first steps to restore Harvard's funding, but money isn't flowing yet
Harvard University says it has started receiving notices that many federal grants halted by the Trump administration will be reinstated. -
Harvard professor sees academic scandal as a wake-up call
Harvard Business School professor Max Bazerman says he was shocked when his former colleague and friend Francesca Gino was accused of falsifying results in one of their behavioral science studies. -
‘Important to everybody, not just Harvard’: Professors celebrate research funding restoration
Federal judge’s ruling Wednesday is a victory for academic freedom and democracy, researchers say.
