‘No! Here's what we stand for': Western Mass. college leader urges higher ed to stand up to Trump
President-elect Donald Trump and his advisors have threatened to punish or defund colleges for their diversity programs. Mount Holyoke's president Danielle Holley wants other leaders to fight back.
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Supreme Court rejects appeal from Boston parents over race bias in high school admissions
A one-time policy opted for students to be admitted to Boston's exam schools based on performance and ZIP codes rather than standardized tests because it was not safe to hold exams in-person during the coronavirus pandemic. -
To fill seats, colleges flip the script with direct admissions
With declining enrollment and fewer high school graduates, more colleges are offering to admit students before they even apply. -
South Boston's Luisa Sparrow named 2025 Massachusetts Teacher of the Year
“There is so much room to work on academics with students and also work on their living skills,” she said. -
Educators share what teaching means to them
Teaching "lets you connect with kids in a way that can make or break them as people. It touches them more than you think.” -
METCO parent group folds citing unaddressed issues
Parents say their concerns have been “neglected and dismissed” in Concord. -
Northeastern University sidesteps California’s new legacy admissions ban
The school cited its Massachusetts incorporation to justify exemption from the new state law. -
Bard College at Simon's Rock closure not a surprise to some
The college, founded in the mid-1960's announced this week it will be closing its Great Barrington campus and will be shifting operations to New York State. -
BU suspends admission to a dozen PhD programs
Email obtained by Inside Higher Ed points to recent graduate student workers contract as potential source of financial strain, union rejects that notion. -
Teachers in two North Shore communities now on strike
Teacher unions in Gloucester and Beverly both announced strikes on Thursday night. -
Brookline after-school program halted due to rent disagreement
The Daily After School Enrichment Program has been halted due to a dispute with the Public Schools of Brookline over its rent.
