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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If the Supreme Court bans considering race in college admissions, could giving a boost to 'strivers' maintain campus diversity?
A failed proposal from the 1990s offers lessons for the resurrected debate today. -
Boston School Committee votes to close Mission Hill School in June
"As a district, we have got to do better," said Chair Jeri Robinson. -
‘We’re getting to a tipping point’: Education expert sees systemic failures in Mission Hill report
The former Massachusetts secretary of education weighs in on a report detailing decades of misconduct in a Jamaica Plain school. -
Boston superintendent recommends shuttering Mission Hill school
An independent 189-page report found the public K-8 pilot school failed to protect students and offer a rigorous education. -
To get girls to imagine life on Mars, experts say they need more mentors on Earth
STEM jobs are the fastest growing sector in Massachusetts, but women are still far underrepresented. Getting more girls interested in STEM careers will require more mentors. -
How one technical college in Boston is trying to recoup enrollment lost during the pandemic
Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology is offering admission to graduates of one public school and their families. Will they enroll? -
Lynn Perry Wooten invested as Simmons University's first Black president
Nearly two years into the job, Wooten was honored with the ceremony Monday. -
A ‘second pandemic’: Experts sound the alarm over eco-anxiety in young people
Climate change distress strains youth mental health. -
I no longer grade my students' work — and I wish I had stopped sooner
I’ve been teaching college English for more than 30 years. Four years ago, I stopped putting grades on written work, and it has transformed my teaching… -
For Boston students, the value of debate is not up for debate
The Boston Debate League's current season features in-person competition for the first time since the pandemic forced debate online.
