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Arming Teachers Will "Make A Bad Situation Worse," Says Paul Reville
Criticism rises around annual event that trains teachers to use firearms. -
Pa. School District Reverses Course And Will Now Accept Donations To Cover Lunch Debt
The financially struggling school district that threatened foster care over unpaid lunch debt is now apologizing for dozens of letters officials sent this month to parents. -
Religious Exemptions To Vaccines In Kindergarten Reach An All-Time High In Mass.
The religious exemption is becoming more common. But for some children with weak immune systems, widespread vaccine opposition can be a matter of life and death. -
Offers Pour In To Cover Pa. Students' Meal Debt, But School Officials Not Interested
After district officials threatened to turn children over to foster care for the unpaid amount, a prominent media figure and a corporate CEO offered to settle the debt, but were rebuffed. -
Don't Have Your Lunch Money? 1 Pennsylvania School District Threatens Foster Care
Wyoming Valley West School District in Northeastern Pennsylvania sent families a letter stating that their children would be removed from their homes if unpaid cafeteria meal debt was not settled. -
Education, Power and Privilege In Company One Theatre's Immersive Drama Experience, 'Greater Good'
A dysfunctional parent council, an ill-equipped school headmaster and the looming shadow of whatever went wrong at the last school meeting. That sets the stage at the struggling Gleason Street School, the focus of the new play Greater Good, from Company One and the American Repertory Theater. -
Latinx News: 'Hispandering,' Mexico's Migrant Crackdown and BPS's Latino Parents
Under the Radar's Latinx news contributors return to discuss the latest Latinx stories you need to know. -
Here's Why The Entrance Test For Boston's Exam Schools Is So Controversial
Boston's new superintendent said this week she's open to changing the entrance test, which costs $140 per student. -
Criticism Of BPS Superintendent Not Fair, Says Former Education Secretary
Paul Reville said comments BPS superintendent Brenda Cassellius made about the city's exam school admissions test are being blown out of proportion. -
Cassellius: 'I'm Not Your Typical Superintendent'
New Boston Public Schools Superintendent Brenda Cassellius wants to increase academic rigor across the board.