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Students gathered on the green at Tufts University for a rally organized by the Students for Justice in Palestine one year after the Hamas attacks on Israel. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Pro-Palestinian protesters hold rally at Tufts 1 year after Oct. 7 attacks

About sixty pro-Palestinian protesters gathered on the Tufts academic quad Monday to demand the university end its investments or partnerships with Israel.

Education

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The Cost Of Child Care

Child care is in crisis. Here's what's being done about it

Most child care centers, like this one in Waltham, closed down in March 2020 as a precaution against the spread of COVID-19. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Child care is a problem for employers, too. Now more of them want solutions

One woman's story about affording child care, while working in early education

Teacher Mandy He works on counting with students at the Acorn Center for Early Education & Care at the Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Why child care in Massachusetts costs so much

Deneen Coren plays with 22-month-old Tsifira. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

How child care can build kids' brains, one interaction at a time

Current and former early educators in Massachusetts. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

We asked 8 child care workers about their joys and frustrations. Here's what they said

Mount Wachusett Community College. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Free community college stirs 'hope and possibility'

Education

Oct 3, 2024

Pro-Palestinians students from a nearby encampment stand near a pro-Israel protest on the campus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. (Charles Krupa/AP)

A Mass. civil liberties attorney breaks down new campus protest rules

Education

05:12Sep 30, 2024

UMass Amherst students stage a sit-in last year inside the Whitmore Administrative Building after presenting demands to the chancellor to end what they called, "UMass Amherst's ties with war profiteers" and add to growing calls on college campuses for a cease-fire in the war in Gaza". (Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

Mass. colleges move to curtail protests, pivot to school-led 'civil discourse' events

Education

04:13Sep 26, 2024

Mayor Michelle Wu greets students arriving for the first day of school. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Mayor Wu 'conflicted' on eliminating MCAS as a graduation requirement

Local Coverage

04:11Sep 25, 2024

2024 MCAS scores show stalled progress toward pandemic recovery

Education

Support for MCAS ballot question has a 'bare majority' in new WBUR poll

The question is centered around the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System, and whether passing the Grade 10 MCAS exams in math, English and science should be a condition to graduate.

Education

03:28Sep 24, 2024

MCAS: The debate over Question 2, an effort to drop the high school 'exit exam'

Massachusetts public school students must pass standardized tests in order to graduate high school. Question 2 in the 2024 election asks voters to end or keep that requirement.

Education

Sep 20, 2024

Boston Public school buses are lined up on July 23, 2020 in Boston. (Matt Stone/ MediaNews Group/Boston Herald)

Boston leaders blame bus delays on tracker app hiccups and late sign-ups

Mayor Michelle Wu says she's confident that the system will consistently improve once new student registrations slow down after a late summer surge and drivers work through new tracking technology...

Education

Sep 17, 2024

The Harvard coat of arms on the Class of 1875 Gate in Harvard Yard. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Harvard enrolls fewer Black students in first snapshot of impact of Supreme Court's ban on race conscious admissions

The school’s numbers show a drop in new Black student enrollment to 14% from 18% last year, with little or no fluctuation in other race categories.

Education

Sep 11, 2024

School buses arrive at the Joseph Lee School in Dorchester on the first day of school, Sept. 5, 2024. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Late on the first day: Boston's buses once again fail to bring students on time

Only 34% of school buses got kids to class on time on Boston's first day of school Thursday. While it is typical of most school districts to have a low...

Education

Sep 10, 2024

The Boston Children's Museum in the Seaport. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

What's next for Mayor Wu's free BPS Sundays museum program

Boston's free Sunday museum admission program for Boston Public Schools students and families will now continue through at least the end of 2024 — and Mayor Michelle Wu is hinting...

Local Coverage

Sep 10, 2024

Students arrive for the first day of school at the Joseph Lee School in Dorchester. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Boston Public Schools students head back to class

The state's largest school district will enroll 50,600 students this year based on a preliminary count. The first day of school for grades 1 to 12 is Thursday while pre-K...

Education

Sep 5, 2024

Emerson students protest at the entrance to Boylston Place Alley on April 24, 2024. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Emerson restricts protest on campus as students return

Nationwide, college and universities have been updating their protest policies in anticipation of more protests in the new school year. At Emerson, the last academic year ended with the arrest...

Education

Sep 5, 2024

Students file into Boston's John D. O’Bryant School. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Why Massachusetts schools are having an 'extremely difficult' financial year

A combination of factors like the end of federal COVID-19 funds, rising inflation and declining enrollment are straining school district budgets across Massachusetts.

Education

04:39Sep 4, 2024

Members of the Boston Teachers Union stand on the steps of City Hall in 2020. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

The state's highest court sides with teachers union, mandating the district hire substitute paraprofessionals

The Boston School Committee must now hire 18 substitute paraprofessionals for the district, which the committee agreed to as part of a union contract that covered the school years between...

Local Coverage

Aug 28, 2024