Education

Dozens of students attended a party Friday without taking proper coronavirus-prevention measures, the principal said.

It’s a stressful, tricky situation as colleges try to control a very contagious disease and prevent panic

The students had been living in a downtown Westin hotel as part of the schools attempt to reduce the density of student housing.

Like travel insurance for an expensive trip, tuition insurance policies make families whole if their child can’t complete their academic journey.

As the start of school gets closer, the battles over the return to classrooms in many Massachusetts communities are reaching a boiling point.

Citing the "incredible financial cost" associated with not fully reopening its campus this fall, UMass Amherst Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy has calculated nearly $169 million in budget losses.

Local colleges are finalizing preparations for COVID testing, but most won’t disclose the positive test rate that would trigger a campus shutdown.

Preparing for both in-person and virtual learning has families budgeting for new school supplies like masks and bleach wipes, but also bigger purchases like laptops, speakers, desks and chairs.

The battle over how Massachusetts will return to school has continued, following the state education commissioner’s guidance last week calling for all teachers to teach from their classrooms this fall, even if they are teaching remotely.

A campus spokesperson said the letter should make it very clear to incoming students that “even expressing the intent to disregard the rules will be followed with swift action.”