‘Let Jason’s story not be in vain’: The growing push to toughen Mass. anti-bullying law
Despite a landmark 2010 law, bullying is pervasive across Massachusetts. Children of color are disproportionally affected and school districts are ignoring requests for help.
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The colonial campus where it happened? Not exactly.
Often portrayed as hotbeds of revolutionary fervor, the nine colonial colleges offered curricula that proved traditional and slow to change — even as some students and alumni were having heated debates outside the classroom.
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What do laid-off workers, immigrants and Gateway Cities have in common? Money worries.
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Boston-area movie critic explains why ‘Sinners’ should win Best Picture at the Oscars
Sarah G. Vincent says of “Sinners" that "it is amazing in the way that it transcends time, ethnicity, nationalities ... And then also on top of it it's a musical and they're vampires." -
‘Not just paint’: Italian flag traffic lines to return to Newton
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In do-over, state taking new approach to highway plazas
MassDOT awarded a contract to redevelop and run 18 service plazas to Applegreen last June, but the Irish company backed out after rival bidder Global Partners waged media, legal and public relations offensives to block the deal. -
Doulas aren’t covered under most private insurers. That could soon change in Mass.
A new certification process is part of Massachusetts’ goal to enable health insurance plans to cover and improve health outcomes for birth parents in the delivery room.
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