BOSTON — A review has found that the waiting list for charter schools in Massachusetts is not as long as it appears.

ATTLEBORO, Mass. — A food service company spokesman said Friday it has fired four employees after about two dozen students at a Massachusetts middle school were denied lunches this week because their prepaid meal accounts ran low.

BOSTON — Sullivan and Cogliano Training Centers allegedly misrepresented job placement numbers and mislead students about its job training program.

BOSTON — The coalition includes several teachers unions, including the Massachusetts Teachers Association and the Boston Teachers Union.

DEERFIELD, Mass. — Deerfield Academy says their investigation of an allegation of sexual contact in the 1980s by a popular math teacher leaves “no question” that the former teacher engaged in sexual activity with the student.

BOSTON — The independent investigation suggests Roxbury Community College has serious problems with its system for reporting sexual assaults.

BOSTON — The program was created to encourage students to pursue degrees in fields including health care, business and engineering.

BOSTON — Mayor Thomas Menino touted Boston’s recent accomplishments and outlined several new proposals, including a plan for 30,000 new housing units by the end of the decade.

BOSTON — Kerry Healey was lieutenant governor under Mitt Romney and a past chair of the Massachusetts Republican Party. She will be the first woman to lead the private business school and will stay out of politics through 2019.

BOSTON — The federal prosecution and suicide of Aaron Swartz has galvanized Internet activists and prompted attacks by hackers. Now it’s dividing candidates in Massachusetts’ special U.S. Senate campaign.

BOSTON — The quiz bowl team was stripped of the championships because a student team member improperly accessed information online.

GREENFIELD, Mass. — The Greenfield School Committee has reversed an earlier decision and voted to keep the first virtual school in Massachusetts open.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — The school will voluntarily make public some documents related to the prosecution of late Internet freedom activist Aaron Swartz.

The postponement — which pushes the test to March 25 — applies to all school systems, even those that open Tuesday.