A few themes are emerging from listening tours with Boston School Superintendent Brenda Casselius: equity and opportunity. Cassellius said the community sessions will help her make her strategic plan due...

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04:35Dec 11, 2019

Marlboro College, in southern Vermont (Courtesy Amy Kolb Noyes/VPR)

Former Marlboro College Faculty Members Rallying To Keep Campus Open

Some former faculty members of Marlboro College are working on a plan to keep the campus open following the school's announcement last month that it would close and merge with...

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Dec 9, 2019

In this file photo, rowers paddle down the Charles River past the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge. (Charles Krupa/AP)

Academics Across The Country Protest Harvard's Decision To Deny Latinx Professor Tenure

The professors, in the letter, argued that Harvard's decision to deny Lorgia García Peña tenure runs counter to the school's own goal of increasing diverse and inclusive areas of study.

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Dec 9, 2019

Esther Duflo, left, and Abhijit Banerjee speak during a news conference at MIT on Monday. Banerjee and Duflo, along with Harvard's Michael Kremer, were awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize in economics for pioneering new ways to alleviate global poverty. (Michael Dwyer/AP)

3 Nobel Winners Will Donate Prize Money To Support Research

The three winners of the Nobel Prize in economics are donating their prize money to fund grants that will support economic research for the next 15 years.

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Dec 8, 2019

A sign at an entrance to Tufts School of Medicine, in Boston, identifies the address as the Arthur M. Sackler Center for Medical Education. Tufts announced Thursday, Dec. 5, it will strip the Sackler name from all of its institutions. (Steven Senne/AP/File)

Tufts University Severs Ties With Family Behind OxyContin

Tufts University is ending its relationship with the billionaire family that owns OxyContin Purdue Pharma.

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Dec 5, 2019

Bicyclists make a turn off a snowy Mount Auburn Street on Sunday evening. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Mayor Walsh Declares Boston Schools Closed Tuesday

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh has canceled classes for Tuesday, calling a snow day ahead of the second round of snow and sleet in two days expected to hit the region...

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Dec 2, 2019

The statue of John Harvard in Harvard Yard at Harvard University (Charles Krupa/AP).

Harvard Grad Students Are Set To Strike Tuesday. Here's Why

The university and graduate student union failed to reach an agreement Monday. The strike could complicate the completion of academic work done at the semester's end, including grant applications, pre-exam...

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05:34Dec 2, 2019

Gov. Charlie Baker gestures to the audience in the gymnasium of Boston's English High School after signing a landmark education funding reform law on Tuesday. (Sam Doran/SHNS)

Baker Signs Ambitious Education Law That Will Send Billions Of Dollars To Mass. Public Schools

The extra funding will touch most of the state, but will be particularly targeted at urban districts with high concentrations of low-income students and English learners, and where many district...

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Nov 26, 2019

Gov. Charlie Baker is proposing new health care legislation that would require providers and insurers to spend more on primary care and behavioral health. (Jose Luis Magana/AP)

Baker Will Sign Historic Increase In Funding For Public Schools

The bill is based on legislation that passed both branches unanimously in October, more than a year after talks on a similar funding reform bill fell apart in the final...

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Nov 25, 2019

Art teacher Amanda Davis in her classroom at Hull High School. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Beyond Paint: How One Teacher Uses Art To Foster Community

Amanda Davis' mission is to demonstrate to high school students that art is about more than just the technical skills of painting and drawing, but also a tool to learn...

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04:57Nov 25, 2019

The Hampshire College sign at the entrance to the campus. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Hampshire College Keeps Its Accreditation After Tumultuous Year

The Amherst school was in danger of losing its accreditation or being placed on probation because of concerns over its organization and governance and its institutional resources.

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Nov 24, 2019

Boston Federal Appeals Court Rules Boston College May Suspend Student Accused Of Sexual Assault

The ruling reversed a lower court decision that had ordered Boston College to take back the suspended student.

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Nov 20, 2019

The Massachusetts State House. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Compromise Education Funding Bill Would Add Billions Of Dollars To Mass. Public Schools

The reinvestment would affect all of the state's districts, but it would come most dramatically in diverse, low-income communities that have struggled in recent years to cover their own costs,...

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06:02Nov 19, 2019

Wayland High School students Angela Chi and Sam Goldstone discuss politics and their civic responsibility to vote. (Quincy Walters/WBUR)

High School Students Get Civics Lessons At Harvard

High schoolers, college students and teachers convened at the Harvard Kennedy School to brainstorm ways to get their communities and peers energized to vote, even if they're not all old...

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03:12Nov 17, 2019

A one-month dosage of hormonal birth control pills. (Rich Pedroncelli/AP)

Lynn Public Schools Will Offer Students Free Birth Control And Emergency Contraceptives

The Lynn School Committee voted unanimously on the proposal on Thursday night at a packed meeting divided roughly equally been those who supported the plan, and those opposed to it.

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Nov 15, 2019

The Dudley Square headquarters of Boston Public Schools. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Boston Public Schools Will Expand More Elementary Schools To Serve 6th Graders

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Nov 14, 2019

A car drives past the Mount Ida College sign on Carlson Avenue in Newton. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Baker Signs Bill To Protect Students When Colleges Close

The bill, which gives the Board of Higher Education more authority to monitor the financial health of colleges and universities, requires schools to fulfill their obligations to enrolled or admitted...

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Nov 14, 2019

In this 2010 file photo, then-Sen. Scott Brown, R-Mass., is seen on Capitol Hill. (Drew Angerer/AP)

Students Object To Scott Brown's Selection As New England Law Head

More than 150 people have signed a petition demanding that New England Law Boston trustees reverse their decision.

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Nov 12, 2019

Harvard University as seen from across the Charles River. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Anxiety Over Student Visas Could Impact Enrollment, Mass. College Leaders Worry

Massachusetts college leaders are starting to speak out publicly about their concerns with the student visa system. More of their students are complaining the process is unpredictable and anxiety ridden....

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05:01Nov 12, 2019

How Your School District Scored On The MCAS From 2009 To 2019

Our infographic shows the last 10 years of student exam performance — by district and sub-population.

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Nov 8, 2019

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On Cassellius' Community Tour, Boston Parents Call For Quality Schools For Every Student

Former Marlboro College Faculty Members Rallying To Keep Campus Open

Academics Across The Country Protest Harvard's Decision To Deny Latinx Professor Tenure

3 Nobel Winners Will Donate Prize Money To Support Research

Tufts University Severs Ties With Family Behind OxyContin

Mayor Walsh Declares Boston Schools Closed Tuesday

Harvard Grad Students Are Set To Strike Tuesday. Here's Why

Baker Signs Ambitious Education Law That Will Send Billions Of Dollars To Mass. Public Schools

Baker Will Sign Historic Increase In Funding For Public Schools

Beyond Paint: How One Teacher Uses Art To Foster Community

Hampshire College Keeps Its Accreditation After Tumultuous Year

Boston Federal Appeals Court Rules Boston College May Suspend Student Accused Of Sexual Assault

Compromise Education Funding Bill Would Add Billions Of Dollars To Mass. Public Schools

High School Students Get Civics Lessons At Harvard

Lynn Public Schools Will Offer Students Free Birth Control And Emergency Contraceptives

Boston Public Schools Will Expand More Elementary Schools To Serve 6th Graders

Baker Signs Bill To Protect Students When Colleges Close

Students Object To Scott Brown's Selection As New England Law Head

Anxiety Over Student Visas Could Impact Enrollment, Mass. College Leaders Worry

How Your School District Scored On The MCAS From 2009 To 2019