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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In Mass., Public Colleges Send Debt Collectors After Nearly 12,000 Students
A GBH News-Hechinger Report investigation finds the practice increases students debt but has uncertain effects on collection rates. -
Mass. Public Schools Will Be Full-Time And In Person In September
Massachusetts public schools will be required to offer full-time, in-person learning this fall, with most coronavirus-related restrictions lifted, state… -
Mass. Changes Rules On Police In Schools As Boston Weighs Options
A new police reform bill requires “school resource officers” to be state certified in Mass. -
Wellness Concerns Remain As Classrooms Fill Up
Nearly every public school in Massachusetts is offering full-time in-person learning for students as the second school year shaded by the coronavirus pandemic winds down, Elementary and Secondary Education Commissioner Jeff Riley said Tuesday. -
53 Mass. Teachers Refuse To Administer State Standardize Tests
Education advocates have long criticized the MCAS as a measure of student performance. -
Baker Encourages School Districts To Support Repeating Grades
With enough federal and state funding behind it, governor wants flexibility in class size plans. -
Alabama Will Now Allow Yoga In Its Public Schools (But Students Can't Say 'Namaste')
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has signed a bill to allow public schools to offer yoga, ending a ban that stood for nearly 30 years. Christian conservatives who… -
Wellesley School District Faces Civil Rights Complaint From Parents Group
A national group is challenging the exclusion of white students from a Zoom session after violence against Asian women in Georgia. -
13 Mass. School Districts Propose Offering An All-Virtual School Option Next Year
An all-virtual option may benefit students with a health condition or who have thrived during remote learning at home. -
Some Colleges Stop Holding Transcripts Hostage Over Unpaid Bills
One of America’s biggest universities is ending its version of a longstanding practice that derails millions.
