UMass Amherst union workers demand living wages at campus rally
The gathering was part of a larger group of public higher education unions holding rallies across Massachusetts as part of a fair wage campaign.
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With Students Set To Return, Colleges Scramble To Provide Free COVID Tests
Preliminary testing plans on campus are raising all kinds of questions about availability, affordability and ethics. -
Trump Announces New Guidelines For Reopening Schools
The president linked billions of dollars in federal aid to school districts that reopen fully, but acknowledged that in some coronavirus hotspots, the start of the school year may need to be delayed. -
Should Massachusetts Schools Return To In-Person Learning This Fall?
Massachusetts has been releasing guidelines in preparation for the fall. -
Paul Reville: Boston Public Schools' Tentative Hybrid Reopening Plan
BPS released a tentative, still unofficial plan that would incorporate in-person and remote learning during their fall reopening. -
Sen. Elizabeth Warren Slams Trump's 'Cruel, Heartless And Incompetent' School Reopening Plan
Warren advocated for more federal and state funding for reopening efforts in the fall. -
NAACP Sues Betsy DeVos Over Federal Aid Money For Private Schools
The civil rights organization argues the Department of Education has directed states to unfairly divert relief funds from public to private schools. -
Colleges Spent Months Planning For Fall, But A COVID-19 Surge Is Changing Everything
More colleges are rolling back their optimistic proclamations of an in-person or hybrid fall. Plans are now more likely to include hefty virtual options, be mostly remote or even entirely online. -
Texas School Board Keeps Grooming Code That Led To Suspension Of Black Students
The Barbers Hill Independent School District forbids male students from wearing their hair long. Two Black students were suspended when they refused to cut their dreadlocks. -
Kids Get Coronavirus, But Do They Spread It? We'll Find Out When Schools Reopen
Studies show children have lower rates of COVID-19 and have milder symptoms than adults. But there's less information on how much kids spread the virus, which is key to safely reopen schools. -
Trump Administration Clears For-Profit Colleges To Register Veterans Again
The Department of Veterans Affairs is no longer blocking several for-profit schools the Federal Trade Commission penalized for deceptive advertising from enrolling GI Bill students.
