Hampshire College Offers Foreign Students 'Sanctuary' Amid New RulesCollege President Ed Wingenbach said in a statement this week that the private, liberal arts college in Amherst isn’t directly impacted by the new measures, but that the school has...EdifyJul 9, 2020
Parents Concerned About Effects Of Remote Learning On Children, Mass. Poll ShowsSteve Koczela, President of the MassINC Polling Group, spoke with WBUR's Morning Edition about a new statewide survey of parents' opinions on remote learning and reopening schools during the coronavirus...PlayEdify04:48Jul 9, 2020
Harvard And MIT Sue To Block Tougher ICE Policy On Student VisasIn a suit filed jointly Wednesday morning in U.S. District Court, attorneys for the two universities said the rule “leaves hundreds of thousands with no educational options within the United...EdifyJul 8, 2020
MIT Will Welcome Seniors Back To Campus This FallThe Massachusetts Institute of Technology will only welcome back two groups of students to its Cambridge campus: Rising seniors who wish to return and "a relatively small fraction of other...EdifyJul 7, 2020
Brown Announces Plans For Students' Return To Campus In FallUndergraduates will be required to be on campus for two of the three terms - fall, spring and summer - but no first-year students will attend the fall term, President...EdifyJul 7, 2020
ICE: International Students Whose Courses Are All Online This Fall Must Leave U.S.The immigration agency announced Monday that it is walking back exemptions issued in the spring which allowed international students on F-1 and M-1 visas to temporarily circumvent federal regulations around...EdifyJul 7, 2020
Mass. Teachers Association Preparing Its Own Plan For School ReopeningsMassachusetts Teachers Association President Merrie Najimy said the union would be presenting its own plan to reopen school "in the next week and beyond," and has meetings planned with Education...EdifyJul 6, 2020
Harvard Will Ask Most Undergraduates To Stay Off Campus In The FallEvery student who come to campus in the fall will be asked to submit to viral testing every three days, as well as report symptoms to university health officials, wear...EdifyJul 6, 2020
Citing Long-Term Needs — Not Coronavirus — UMass Dartmouth Cuts Eight Sports TeamsAmong the cuts were men’s lacrosse, women’s equestrian, men’s golf, co-ed sailing, men’s and women’s swimming and diving, and men’s and women’s tennis.EdifyJul 2, 2020
Schools Want State To Cover Virus-Related Costs Of ReopeningMore than 100 school committees have passed identical resolutions seeking full state reimbursement for all COVID-19-related costs, including masks and other protective equipment and additional teachers, bus drivers, and other...EdifyJul 2, 2020
Pediatricians: Students Should Return To In Person Classes, Citing Effects Of Closure On Vulnerable StudentsTwo physicians told the Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education Tuesday that it would be best for students to return to school in person in the fall, citing necessary...EdifyJun 30, 2020
Citing Supreme Court's LGBT-Discrimination Decision, Harvard Ends Sanctions Against Single-Gender ClubsThe reversal — which depends on legal reasoning in the Supreme Court’s recent decision barring discrimination against LGBTQ workers — represents a surprising victory for the single-gender organizations fighting Harvard’s...EdifyJun 30, 2020
UMass Amherst Will Let Students Choose: Come Back To Campus This Fall, Or Stay HomeThe flagship University of Massachusetts campus in Amherst plans to hold classes remotely this fall and start classes in August but will also allow students to move back in, provided...EdifyJun 29, 2020
Students Say Race Belongs In The Classroom — And Not Just History ClassFollowing the death of George Floyd, some high school students are pushing for discussions about systemic racism and inequality to be a cornerstone of every classroom.PlayEdify05:59Jun 29, 2020
Report: Mass. Child Care System Needs $690M To Survive The Next 5 MonthsTwo new reports this week outline a roadmap that would require an investment upwards of $650 million and calls for implementing the controversial millionaire's tax.EdifyJun 26, 2020
UMass Lowell Cuts 100 Jobs — For NowUniversity officials say the cuts to personnel — which are now deemed temporary, but will last at least several months — are part of an effort to close a projected...EdifyJun 26, 2020
Cities Hit Hard By Pandemic Mull Over School Reopening PlansMichael Thomas, superintendent of Brockton Public Schools, joined WBUR’s Morning Edition to talk about the challenges state school districts will face to reopen in the fall amid the coronavirus pandemic.PlayEdify04:31Jun 26, 2020
Mass. Education Leaders Release Roadmap For Reopening SchoolsTeachers and students as young as second grade will be required to wear a face mask. And desks must be spaced at least three feet apart. PlayEdify05:59Jun 25, 2020
Pandemic Could Mean Fiscal Peril For Many State Colleges And UniversitiesMost of the state universities and community colleges are financially sound enough to weather the “reasonable scenarios” for at least one year. But much remains uncertain.EdifyJun 24, 2020
Union Says 2,000 State Educators Received Layoff NoticesThe list of 2,030 notices only includes districts where local union officials reported that 10 or more educators received notices that haven't been rescinded. The union said some notices are...EdifyJun 24, 2020
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