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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Admissions Plan For Boston's Exam Schools Does Not Discriminate, Federal Judge Rules
The judge said that Boston can use grades and zip codes for admitting students to exam schools this fall. -
Competition At Play In Early Timing Of UMass Tuition Freeze
The system will raise medical school tuition and out-of-state tuition at UMass Amherst each by 1.5 percent. -
Survey: Nearly 9 in 10 Professors Say Student Mental Health Has Worsened During Pandemic
A new national survey finds just half of college professors say they know how to recognize when a student is in emotional or mental distress. -
UMass Boston Relaxes Policy On Withholding Transcripts For Any Debt Owed
UMass Boston decided to raise the threshold for holding student transcripts to $1,000 after a GBH News investigation. -
Lawyers Debate Motivations Behind Boston Exam School Changes
Federal judge holds trial on lawsuit alleging discrimination in admissions changes at Boston's exam schools. -
Pandemic prayers: A high school senior still has her faith
COVID took her father, cancer threatens her mother. But a high school senior still has her faith -
To Diversify Staffs, Some Employers Drop Degree Requirements
Economists say America suffers from ‘credentialism,’ which increases social and racial inequality. -
Mass. Official Proposes To Exempt High School Juniors From The MCAS
If a state board approves, juniors could graduate without ever taking the high school version of the standardized test. -
Cleaning A College In A Pandemic: 'Without Us This Campus Shuts Down'
Colleges are leaning heavily on campus custodians. "You may not have seen us before the pandemic, but I guarantee you'll see us now," says Tanya Hughes, a campus building services head in Florida. -
Back To School In Spring: Preparing Buildings To Reopen Safely In Mass.
State officials are calling it the beginning of the post-pandemic era, but schools will look and operate much differently than they did pre-COVID.
