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‘It’s just racist’: Boston’s plan to kill Roxbury lab project triggers bitter reaction from Black community
1+ hour, 41+ min ago (1126+ words) The Wu administration plans to kill a long-planned laboratory and affordable housing project on city-owned land on Tremont Street in Roxbury and will instead consider building a new Madison Park vocational high school on the site, which has been dormant…...
Healey offers $3 million for mental health services in schools. Advocates say much more is needed.
23+ hour, 44+ min ago (690+ words) With many school districts facing a financial squeeze this year, the Healey administration awarded $3.2 million in grants for 58 school districts to expand behavioral and mental health services. Prioritizing mental health in schools should be a "no brainer," Secretary of Education…...
Harvard DEI changes leave some students feeling abandoned: ‘It sends an incredibly damaging signal’
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (1273+ words) For months, Harvard has fought to preserve the image of a university that stands up to President Trump, accruing small wins as it took on the federal government in court to defend its research funding and international students. But there…...
Parents’ cries finally heard in US audit of Mass. special education
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (153+ words) Parents" cries finally heard in US audit of Mass. special education'The Boston Globe Parents" cries finally heard in US audit of Mass. special education Christopher Huffaker"s article "Grading the state"s schools in 2025" (Metro, Jan. 2), a look back at…...
Mass. should think outside the classroom and systematize student support
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (293+ words) Re "Starting to wobble at the top of the class" (Page A1, Jan. 4): Christopher Huffaker's article discusses several solutions under consideration to reverse the downward trends for Massachusetts in national rankings for test scores and other academic metrics. Governor Maura Healey…...
Massachusetts public school enrollment falls amid ICE crackdown
4+ day, 19+ hour ago (805+ words) Massachusetts public schools lost more than 15,000 students from 2024 to 2025, bringing overall enrollment to its lowest level in 30 years, according to the official Oct. 1 student counts released by the state Thursday. Many of the state's largest districts and centers of immigrant…...
Providence mayor's 2026 priorities: ending schools takeover, Crook Point bridge
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (384+ words) Providence Mayor Brett Smiley is once again asking the General Assembly to end the state takeover of the city's school system and return the district to local control this summer. But what once seemed like a foregone conclusion " there's political…...
Trump, school prayer, and a North End cautionary tale
6+ day, 12+ hour ago (511+ words) The remarks reflected a trend in some states to increase the presence of Christianity in schools, including efforts to mandate the hanging of the Ten Commandments, incorporate the Bible in curriculums, and promote prayer at school. But Trump's idyllic depiction…...
New data points to 'slow' job market in Massachusetts
6+ day, 20+ hour ago (222+ words) The Massachusetts unemployment rate held at 4.7 percent in November, and preliminary data underscored a "slow" labor market here, with an over-the-year increase of just 1,800 jobs statewide. The Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development on Wednesday reported that payroll jobs…...
Ten college presidents speak in defense of their institutions
1+ week, 1+ day ago (940+ words) Liberal arts has long been the bread and butter of New England education. Today, the preeminent "Little Ivies" continue to be a key reason New England ranks among the densest student populations and highest levels of educational attainment nationwide. But…...