METCO parent group folds citing unaddressed issues
Parents say their concerns have been “neglected and dismissed” in Concord.
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Rural schools urge Healey for more aid
Charlemont and Hawley are pushing for the governor's first budget to include an extra $60 million in funding. -
UMass board confirms Javier Reyes as next Amherst chancellor
Kumble Subbaswamy plans to retire at the end of June after more than a decade as UMass Amherst chancellor. -
Wayland superintendent alleges racial discrimination enabled by school committee
Omar Easy says he was the target of racist harassment and that the town’s school committee “fanned the flames.” -
From school to the State House: Mass. teens skip class for climate activism
15-year-old Anaya Raikar was one of many students that demanded climate action in Beacon Hill last week. -
Woburn teachers strike, saying city officials won’t compromise
Pay for teaching assistants is a central issue. -
WPI opens center to help with students' mental wellness
The opening follows an increase in suicides over the past two years. -
ChatGPT is infiltrating higher education. Some academics say it's time to embrace it.
The language model chatbot can produce cogent text that students may claim as their own. -
‘Social-emotional learning’ is just as vital for kids as reading and math, local expert says
Social-emotional skills affect how kids engage in a community, how they think about themselves as a learner and build connections to help them navigate complex feelings. -
Bay State students stunned by college's demise
"We all came in here with very high expectations for our careers — our futures.” -
Ken Roth lost a job offer from Harvard, allegedly for criticizing Israel. Outcry brought him back.
Academic freedom could still be chilled by the ordeal, Roth says.