New guidelines place focus on ...

Jun 26, 2020 by

New guidelines place focus on physical return to school this fall

“As we all know, there is no substitute for the attention and engagement that is only possible with in person learning.” The...

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Guidelines for reopening Mass....

Jun 9, 2020 by

Guidelines for reopening Mass. schools include masks, small class sizes

Students and staff placed in small groups will not be allowed to engage with other groups of staff and students. When students return...

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Northeastern University intend...

May 11, 2020 by

Northeastern University intends to reopen for on-campus classes this fall

“This is a highly complex endeavor.” The president of Northeastern University says the school intends to open for...

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Here’s a list of educational s...

Mar 21, 2020 by

Here’s a list of educational sites to keep your children’s minds sharp

Your kids can take a drawing lesson from children’s author Mo Willems. Children’s author Mo Willems is hosting...

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Senators demand ban on use of ...

Feb 15, 2020 by

Senators demand ban on use of shock devices on people with disabilities

The Judge Rotenberg Center in Canton is the only facility in the country still using the devices. A group of Democratic senators sent...

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Babson fires man who joked Ira...

Jan 12, 2020 by

Babson fires man who joked Iran should list U.S. cultural sites to bomb

After initially suspending him with pay, the business school announced Thursday it had fired Asheen Phansey. In an uneasy moment,...

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Muslim man sues union, Boston ...

Dec 5, 2019 by

Muslim man sues union, Boston College over mandatory dues

BOSTON (AP) — Anti-union groups are hailing a religious discrimination lawsuit filed in federal court by a Muslim electrician against...

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Student journalists apologized...

Nov 13, 2019 by

Student journalists apologized for photos. Then came the backlash.

“Something we thought about a lot this week is how challenging it is to be student journalists who are reporting about other...

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Rhode Island School of Design ...

Sep 5, 2019 by

Rhode Island School of Design launches test optional policy

RISD joins a growing group of test-optional schools. PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — An art and design college in Rhode Island says it will...

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2 Boston students asked Marian...

Jul 11, 2019 by

2 Boston students asked Marianne Williamson about discarded needles

“I wanted her to tell me how can she change it.” Two students from a Boston school stood side by side in a crowded auditorium in...

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Bills on tap at State House ta...

Mar 24, 2019 by

Bills on tap at State House target lead in school water

BOSTON (AP) — Lawmakers on Beacon Hill are pushing legislation aimed at improving the safety of drinking water in schools in part by...

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Esperanza Spalding inspires Do...

Mar 2, 2019 by

Esperanza Spalding inspires Dorchester students with visit

Grammy-award winning jazz bassist and vocalist Esperanza Spalding paid a visit to a group of music students at a Dorchester school...

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School’s initial respons...

Dec 22, 2018 by

School’s initial response to sign hung in UMass window stirs controversy

A residence director had emailed a student asking that the sign condemning Nazis be taken down. A request from a UMass Amherst...

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A R.I. school system has hired...

Dec 17, 2018 by

A R.I. school system has hired a collection agency to chase down lunch debt

The Cranston district has written off nearly $100,000 in unpaid lunch bills since September 2016. CRANSTON, R.I. (AP) — A Rhode...

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Alumni pressure Dartmouth over...

Dec 3, 2018 by

Alumni pressure Dartmouth over handling of sex abuse claims

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Dartmouth College alumni have heard the allegations of misconduct in one department where professors are accused...

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Racist flyers, stickers found ...

Nov 12, 2018 by

Racist flyers, stickers found on UMass campus

AMHERST, Mass. (AP) — The University of Massachusetts says flyers from a white nationalist hate group have again appeared on its...

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Malala Yousafzai to receive Ha...

Oct 31, 2018 by

Malala Yousafzai to receive Harvard award for activism

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Nobel Prize Winner Malala Yousafzai is being honored by Harvard University for her work promoting girls’...

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Presiding over the admissions ...

Oct 30, 2018 by

Presiding over the admissions trial: A judge who was rejected from Harvard

BOSTON — Harvard casts a large shadow over the U.S. District Court in Boston, and not just because the college’s admissions system is...

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#MeToo inspires wave of old mi...

Oct 14, 2018 by

#MeToo inspires wave of old misconduct reports to colleges

BOSTON (AP) — For 35 years, Ruth D’Eredita tried to dismiss her former professor’s behavior — the way he touched her, groped her and...

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Suit alleging bias pulls back ...

Jul 14, 2018 by

Suit alleging bias pulls back curtain on Harvard admissions

BOSTON (AP) — Defending itself in a lawsuit alleging bias against Asian-Americans, Harvard University is fighting a push to make...

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