Advocates sound alarm over rollback of civil rights enforcement at schools
”Basically, the referee has left the field,“ said Maura Sullivan, CEO of The Arc of Massachusetts, a nonprofit advocating for people with autism and intellectual disabilities.
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Wellness days: Do they really help college students?
College campuses increasingly offer time off for mental health, but some are skeptical. -
Hundreds of educators in Malden and Haverhill on strike
The educators say their wages aren't competitive with other districts. -
Massachusetts may have to rely more on immigrants as it faces a shortage of skilled labor
Baby boomers are retiring, and not enough Americans are filling skilled labor jobs. -
BPS may close more schools. Parents say it's past time for a detailed plan.
Anxiety mounts as school enrollment continues its multi-year decline -
Despite Biden’s loan forgiveness plan, colleges grapple with underlying problem: affordability
While families question value, costs keep going up at public and private colleges alike. -
DESE to require literacy screening in elementary schools statewide
The goal is to identify and help students with reading problems earlier. -
Boston's soon-to-be superintendent says BPS needs to get ‘back to basics’
Mary Skipper wants a strong foundation first, innovation later. -
Community college students without cars face transportation challenges, especially during Orange Line shutdown
Data show 20 percent of community and technical college campuses in New England are not easily accessible. -
Almost half of U.S. governors ask Joe Biden to cut student loan forgiveness plan
Nearly half of the country's governors have signed off on a letter to President Joe Biden asking him to withdraw his student loan forgiveness plan that… -
Massachusetts has a financial stress test for colleges. Students and advocates say it's not good enough.
Consumer advocates say the law does little to protect students and local communities from abrupt college closures.
