Feds: Massachusetts Owes Private Schools Millions For Special Ed. FundingThe U.S. Department of Education has found that public school districts in the state have violated federal law by denying services to students with disabilities who attend private and religious...EdifyOct 16, 2019
Harvard And MIT Economists Win Nobel For Breakthrough Improving Lives Of PoorMIT's Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee, along with Harvard's Michael Kremer, were awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize in economics.PlayEdify02:59Oct 14, 2019
Mass. Early Educators Will Get A Raise After State Board VoteThe Board of Early Education and Care voted Wednesday for a $20 million rate increase to be put toward improved programming and higher salaries for teachers and staff.EdifyOct 10, 2019
For Harvard, Overcoming Implicit Bias In Admissions Is Next ChallengeLawrence Alexander, director of equity and inclusion with a Boston-based consulting group, joined WBUR's Morning Edition host Bob Oakes to talk about overcoming implicit bias in college admissions.PlayEdify08:31Oct 7, 2019
Affirmative Action Foes Appeal Harvard Admissions RulingStudents for Fair Admissions filed a notice Friday with the 1st U.S. Court of Appeals in Boston. The group says it will appeal all the way to the U.S. Supreme...EdifyOct 4, 2019
Education Funding Bill Unanimously Clears SenateThe bill aims to funnel additional money into the state's public education system in a way that would boost every district. It's expected to surface in the House before mid-November.EdifyOct 4, 2019
Baker Administration's Analysis Of Education Funding Overhaul Roils LawmakersThe town-by-town breakdown landed like a bombshell on Beacon Hill, sparking accusations that Gov. Charlie Baker's office was being misleading at best, and at worst trying to undermine the bill.EdifyOct 3, 2019
$30 Million Martin Richard Field House Pitched For DorchesterThe project is largely the brainchild of Bill and Denise Richard, whose 8-year-old son was killed in the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013.EdifyOct 2, 2019
Harvard Students Say Admissions Case Has Drawn Attention To Inclusivity On CampusA federal judge in Boston on Tuesday ruled in Harvard's favor, but some say the case isn't over. In the meantime, it's starting conversations about race and discrimination in higher...PlayEdify02:53Oct 2, 2019
Judge Sides With Harvard In High-Profile Admissions CaseBoston federal court Judge Allison Burroughs has ruled that Harvard's race-conscious admissions policy is constitutional. EdifyOct 1, 2019
'The World Is Open To Me Now': A Scientist With Dyslexia On How Learning To Read Changed Her LifeIn first grade, Catherine Drennan hit a major stumbling block. Drennan couldn't make sense of books. She was later diagnosed with dyslexia. Finding a way to decode text opened new...PlayEdify04:37Sep 30, 2019
Harvard President Apologizes For Referencing 13th Amendment While Talking About DonorsLarry Bacow was speaking to Harvard alumni relations and fundraising staff when he referred to the 13th Amendment, which freed slaves in the U.S., while talking about wealthy donors.EdifySep 29, 2019
Latest Scores On New State Test Show Some Improvement — But Racial Gaps RemainOn the English/language arts test, the scores of Asian-American and white grade-schoolers are improving more quickly than those of their African-American and Latino peers.EdifySep 24, 2019
MIT Media Lab Dumped Chemicals In Excess Of Legal Limit, Keeping Regulators In The DarkDocuments and interviews show the lab — already under fire for accepting contributions from Jeffrey Epstein — is being investigated for an apparent violation of state environmental regulations.PlayEdify07:00Sep 20, 2019
Mass. Lawmakers Unveil $1.5 Billion, 7-Year Education BillThe Student Opportunity Act focuses on assisting districts with high percentages of low income students and English language learners.EdifySep 19, 2019
College Presidents: Immigration Policies Are Weighing On Mass. Higher EducationIn a letter Monday to the delegation, the presidents of 43 colleges and universities say that efforts to attract and retain international students, faculty and researchers are suffering.EdifySep 18, 2019
MIT Students, Staff Rally Against MIT's Ties To Jeffrey EpsteinRally participants called for the resignation of officials who knew about Epstein's gifts, including MIT's president, L. Rafael Reif. EdifySep 13, 2019
Felicity Huffman Is First Parent Sentenced In College Admissions Bribery ScandalHuffman, 56, became the first of 34 parents to be sentenced in the case. She was also given a $30,000 fine, 250 hours of community service and a year of...EdifySep 13, 2019
Harvard Reviewing Nearly $9 Million In Donations From EpsteinThe university's president says Harvard received nearly $9 million from Epstein between 1998 and 2007 but rejected a gift after Epstein pleaded guilty in 2008 to soliciting a minor for...EdifySep 13, 2019
MIT President Says He And Senior Staff Signed Off On Epstein GiftsThe president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology acknowledged he signed a letter thanking the late, disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein for a donation to a professor.EdifySep 12, 2019
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