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Civil Rights Group Accuses BPS Of Sharing Student Information With ICE
Lawyers for Civil Rights says more than 100 incident reports were shared with ICE by the Boston Police, and one of these reports led to the deportation of a student in 2016. -
Paul Reville: Massachusetts Has A Diversity Problem Among Its Teachers
A new report shows diversity among Massachusetts teachers does not reflect the demographics of their students. -
Substitute Teacher Fired After Using Pot In Class
A substitute teacher at a Massachusetts high school has been fired for smoking marijuana in class and leading a discussion about the drug, the school’s principal said. -
Reville Optimistic Legislature Will Be Able To Fund $1.5 Billion To Mass. Schools
Education reformers praised the bill for promising to inject $1.5 billion into the state’s schools, but the funding for the bill is expected to come from future tax revenues and the hope that the legislature continues to allocate funding for schools in future budgets. -
Affected By Vaping Crisis, Mass. Teens Take Matters Into Their Own Hands
Efforts are growing as students are seeing an increasing number of their peers vaping despite news of health dangers. -
Newton Elementary School Song Promotes Friendship Across Cultures
Given today's fraught politics, what school would want the headache of trying to adopt a spirit song? -
Massachusetts Passed A New Education Funding Plan. Now What?
Paul Reville: The state legislature did its job. Now it's up to local school districts to do theirs. -
New Bill Would Require Breakfast To Be Served During School Hours
Sixty percent of Massachusetts' low-income kids rely on free and reduced lunch. But what if they are coming to school hungry? -
Active Shooter Drills May Not Stop A School Shooting — But This Method Could
Active shooter drills are one way schools prepare for possible shootings. Now a new report underlines a method for prevention: threat assessment, along with social and emotional support for students. -
Baker Signs Landmark Student Opportunity Act
Massachusetts officially committed Tuesday to investing an additional $1.5 billion in public K-12 education over the next seven years.