BOSTON — The White House says Massachusetts could lose tens of millions of dollars for education, environmental protection and child care if automatic federal budget cuts take effect as scheduled.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Police say a call reporting a gunman on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus was unfounded and that there is no threat to public safety.

BOSTON — Nearly 28 percent of students who took the advance placement exam last year scored a 3 or higher, which is considered a solid indicator of college readiness.

BOSTON — The pantry is being launched by the college’s Office of Urban and Off-Campus Support Services Program, which serves about 70 students.

MALDEN, Mass. — Two of proposed new schools are in Boston and one New Bedford. One of the others would serve the Springfield area. The fifth school would enroll students from Boston’s North Shore area.

BOSTON — The new directives including allowing transgender students to use the bathrooms or play on the sports teams that correspond to the gender with which they identify.

BOSTON — The state’s largest teachers union is throwing its support behind Edward Markey’s U.S. Senate bid.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — A report commissioned by Joe Paterno’s family says the late coach did nothing wrong in his handling of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal and portrays Paterno as the victim of a “rush to injustice” created by former FBI director Louis Freeh’s investigation of the case for Penn State.

BOSTON — The mayor is asking a panel he appointed to delay a vote on new school assignment plans — but just long enough to let parents weigh in.

BOSTON — The University of Massachusetts is directing a record $169.2 million of its own funds toward student financial during the current academic year.

BOSTON — Coakley says she’s now looking into whether institutions in Mass. misled prospective students about costs and the odds of graduating.

BOSTON — It appears about half of the 125 students investigated by the school’s administrative board have been asked to withdraw.

Massachusetts is expected to approve 10 virtual public schools in the coming years, but some brick and mortar schools are already using digital programs.

DARTMOUTH, Mass. — The new chancellor says the school faces a $15 million deficit this fiscal year that will require some tough decisions