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Why back-to-school computer shopping costs more this year
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (164+ words) bostonglobe.com Why back-to-school computer shopping costs more this year This back-to-school season, new technology is taking a bigger chunk out of peopleâs budgets than before. Roughly a third of K-12 shopping budgets and a quarter of college spending…...
At Harvard and Northeastern, different approaches to speech??? with different results
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (1416+ words) In the upheaval that followed the Gaza protests on college campuses and the Trump administration’s subsequent attacks on universities, school administrators confronted a thorny challenge: how to get students and professors to speak freely when they have reason to fear…...
As test scores hit record lows, US and Germany chart opposite paths in education
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (1047+ words) BERLIN — German education officials faced a conundrum this year all too familiar in the United States: Student test scores had been sliding for more than a decade, fueling calls for sweeping reforms. One prominent education leader from Hamburg, arguing for…...
Springfield schools closed through Friday after???severe cyber incident???
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (440+ words) Springfield schools will remain closed through Friday as one of the state’s largest public school systems grapples with a “cyber incident” that has disrupted essential systems the school district relies on, officials said. The district announced the extended closure Wednesday,…...
Wellesley to offer free tuition for students from middle-income families
5+ day, 10+ hour ago (386+ words) Wellesley College announced Wednesday that it will offer free tuition for students whose families make $200,000 or less, joining a small but increasing number of private Massachusetts colleges covering tuition for students whose families earn six figures. The free tuition program,…...
Everett City Hall and Springfield Public Schools to remain closed Wednesday after separate cyber security incidents, officials say
5+ day, 12+ hour ago (410+ words) Separate cyber safety incidents will keep Springfield Public Schools and Everett City Hall closed for a second straight day Wednesday, local officials said. Springfield’s public schools continue to address a “severe cyber incident” that has disrupted essential school operations, officials…...
Marcelo Su??rez-Orozco will step down as chancellor of UMass Boston after six-plus years
5+ day, 23+ hour ago (541+ words) UMass Boston chancellor Marcelo Suárez-Orozco announced on Tuesday that he plans to step down on Feb. 1 and join the school’s faculty to focus on issues related to climate change and artificial intelligence. In an interview, he described how he felt…...
Boston returns to school with a???very strong academic agenda,??? superintendent says
6+ day, 2+ hour ago (759+ words) From Hyde Park to Charlestown, Boston Public Schools opened its doors Tuesday to tens of thousands of children across the city, marking the end of summer and the start of an academic year that will bring new lessons, new teachers,…...
These Mass. colleges??? finances are full of red flags
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (1586+ words) I appreciated hearing from so many of you last week in response to my newsletter about Steven Shulman, the man trying to save higher ed from itself, including a handful of readers who questioned Shulman’s decision to keep the names…...
Americans??? satisfaction with schools is at a low point, new Gallup poll shows
6+ day, 8+ hour ago (423+ words) Americans’ satisfaction with the quality of K-12 education in the country has hit a low point, driven by a growing political divide and concerns that schools are not preparing children for college and future jobs. At the same time, dissatisfaction…...