Under the bill, which passed 33-2, schools offering sex education would be required to provide medically accurate and age-appropriate information, including LGBTQ-inclusive material and discussion of consent, while allowing parents...

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Jan 16, 2020

A bill to make "breakfast-after-the-bell" a requirement at some public schools is scheduled for a vote by the state Senate Thursday. (Matt York/AP)

Report: Expanded Hours Boost Massachusetts School Breakfast Participation

A bill teed up for a Senate vote Thursday would enshrine the so-called "breakfast after the bell" requirement in law for the state's public schools where at least 60 percent...

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Jan 16, 2020

New Superintendent of Boston Public Schools Brenda Cassellius in the WBUR studio. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Boston Public Schools Superintendent's Strategic Plan Focuses On Equity And Inclusion

Superintendent Brenda Cassellius says she wants to focus on providing equitable funding for schools and improving access to high quality academic programming.

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Jan 15, 2020

South Hadley High School. (Carrie Jung/WBUR)

How Mass. Schools Have Addressed Bullying In The 10 Years Since Phoebe Prince's Death

A decade ago, the South Hadley freshman died by suicide after enduring months of bullying by several classmates. Her death prompted lawmakers and school districts across Massachusetts to take up...

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04:21Jan 14, 2020

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

Mass. Commission Adopts New Rules For College Closures

The sudden closure of Mount Ida College in 2018 drew new attention to the challenges faced by small, private colleges grappling with enrollment declines and other demographic trends, and sparked...

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Jan 10, 2020

Babson College (7dfsgui/Wikimedia Commons)

Babson Staffer Fired After Facebook Post About Iran Bombing U.S. Cultural Sites

Babson College's director of sustainability, Asheen Phansey, was suspended and then fired for a post Tuesday that suggested Iran list 52 American cultural sites that it could bomb.

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Jan 10, 2020

The Great Dome and Building 10 at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Report: 3 MIT Leaders Who Approved Jeffrey Epstein Donations Did 'Serious Damage' To School

The report says MIT president L. Rafael Reif did not know about or approve of the donations, but three MIT vice presidents knew about donations by Epstein, then a convicted...

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04:37Jan 10, 2020

Rockport Middle Schooler Reportedly Stabs Fellow Student

A 13-year-old boy is charged with stabbing a female student at the school. He fled the scene but was apprehended a short time later.

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Jan 6, 2020

Parents Daryl and Natacha Best of Hyde Park at the BPS school showcase in December. (Max Larkin/WBUR)

At Boston's Annual 'Showcase,' A Spectacle Of School Choice — And Parent Anxiety

Today, thousands of families will start to tell Boston Public Schools where they want their children to enroll next fall. But the process can be daunting and exclusive -- and...

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06:01Jan 6, 2020

Dunster House at Harvard University. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Harvard Graduate Students To End Strike Without A Contract

The Harvard Graduate Student Union ends its strike without a contract, but with plans for more negotiations in January.

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Dec 31, 2019

Looking Back At Massachusetts' Education Funding Overhaul

By 2026, public school districts across mass can expect billions more in state aid, especially those in low income communities.

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05:29Dec 31, 2019

UMass Amherst senior, Timothy Scalona. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Dorm Life Offered This Student Greater Stability, Giving Him Space To Give Back And Thrive

For years, Timothy Scalona and his family struggled with food and housing insecurity. Now a senior at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Scalona is working to ensure others who face...

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04:33Dec 31, 2019

Everett Has Chosen A New Superintendent. Now, To Get Over The Last One

Community members had asked that the next superintendent to bring a culture of trust and collaboration to a district -- and city -- that was dominated by former superintendent Frederick...

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Dec 20, 2019

UMass Boston Faculty Petitions UMass Amherst To Halt Competing Programs At Ex-Mount Ida Campus

Since UMass Amherst acquired the former Mount Ida College in Newton last year, Boston faculty members have been pressing system officials to address what they describe as competition for their...

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Dec 18, 2019

President of Hampshire College, Edward Wingenbach. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Hampshire College's New President Reflects On A Year Of 'Hard Choices'

The small liberal arts school was pushed into the national spotlight in January after announcing they were facing significant financial struggles and seeking a strategic partnership, or merger, with another...

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Dec 17, 2019

Harvard University students and faculty members rallied last week to protest the tenure denial of Prof. Lorgia García Peña and to demand the school create an ethnic studies department. (Quincy Walters/WBUR)

Why Some Harvard Students Say An Ethnic Studies Department Is Needed Now

Students said they feel the Ivy League school hasn't listened to their decades-old demand to create an ethnic studies department at Harvard University.

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04:22Dec 13, 2019

Boston Schools Superintendent Brenda Cassellius speaks to community members from the city's Roslindale, West Roxbury and Jamaica Plain neighborhoods. (Carrie Jung/WBUR)

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

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

Marsh Chapel Service

Mass. Senate Approves Sex Education Bill

Report: Expanded Hours Boost Massachusetts School Breakfast Participation

Boston Public Schools Superintendent's Strategic Plan Focuses On Equity And Inclusion

How Mass. Schools Have Addressed Bullying In The 10 Years Since Phoebe Prince's Death

Mass. Commission Adopts New Rules For College Closures

Babson Staffer Fired After Facebook Post About Iran Bombing U.S. Cultural Sites

Report: 3 MIT Leaders Who Approved Jeffrey Epstein Donations Did 'Serious Damage' To School

Rockport Middle Schooler Reportedly Stabs Fellow Student

At Boston's Annual 'Showcase,' A Spectacle Of School Choice — And Parent Anxiety

Harvard Graduate Students To End Strike Without A Contract

Looking Back At Massachusetts' Education Funding Overhaul

Dorm Life Offered This Student Greater Stability, Giving Him Space To Give Back And Thrive

Everett Has Chosen A New Superintendent. Now, To Get Over The Last One

UMass Boston Faculty Petitions UMass Amherst To Halt Competing Programs At Ex-Mount Ida Campus

Hampshire College's New President Reflects On A Year Of 'Hard Choices'

Why Some Harvard Students Say An Ethnic Studies Department Is Needed Now

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