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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Boston Public School students walk out, call for remote learning
“Schools shouldn’t really be opening up at this time because the cases are high now,” said Emma Ngo, a Boston Latin eighth grader. -
Two more WPI students die, bringing total to six since July
The Worcester Polytechnic Institute deaths have raised concerns about mental health on campus. -
Lawsuit alleges MIT, other top schools colluded to reduce financial aid for students
Price fixing overcharged more than 170,000 students by at least hundreds of millions of dollars, according to the suit. -
School closure debates put teachers' unions front and center
Classes in Chicago were canceled for a third day on Jan. 7, 2022, amid a bitter standoff between the teachers union and public school leaders over… -
COVID-19 surge exposes Mass. educational inequities in livestreaming classes
Remote learning is a remote option in Boston while wealthier suburbs like Needham allow sick students to livestream. -
All hands on deck as Mass. schools struggle with substitute teacher shortage
As COVID-19 continues to surge, teachers have not been able to make it back to the classroom to teach in-person — but school districts don’t have enough substitute teachers to fill their places. -
Medical schools see record enrollment increase among Black students
Tufts Medical School has nearly tripled the number of its first-year students who identify as Black or African American. -
State education department to distribute 200,000 coronavirus test kits for public school staff
Officials are concerned about potential outbreaks in schools when students and staff return in January. -
Harvard professor found guilty of hiding ties to China
Charles Lieber was found guilty on all counts Tuesday after the jury deliberated for less than three hours. -
Education secretary, college leaders want colleges to stop holding transcripts over unpaid balances
U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona say withholding transcripts ‘drives inequitable outcomes.’
