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Nov 28, 2022

East Boston schools to expand music education with new $1.65 million grant

A new $1.65 million grant from nonprofit EdVestors will help public elementary schools in East Boston provide after-school music programs and private lessons to students.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren and Representative Katherine Clark tour a classroom at Horizons for Homeless Children.

Boston will use federal funds for free training for early educators

Education

Nov 21, 2022

A 15-year-old receives a first dose of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine at a mobile vaccination clinic at the Weingart East Los Angeles YMCA on May 14, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images)

Mass. colleges continue to encourage, if not require, newest COVID booster as holidays approach

Education

Nov 21, 2022

The scene of the Brandeis University shuttle bus crash photographed Sunday morning. (Walter Wuthmann/WBUR)

1 dead, 27 injured, in Brandeis University shuttle bus crash in Waltham

Local Coverage

Nov 20, 2022

Change is Simple program director Skye Fournier with a Paul Revere Elementary student inside the nonprofit's mobile learning lab. (Courtesy Change is Simple)

There's a hole in the state's climate efforts: elementary education

Local Coverage

05:31Nov 18, 2022

The Bruce Bolling Municipal Building in Nubian Sq., home of the Boston Public School headquarters. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

New 'sobering' review of BPS special education program highlights disparities

Education

College enrollment is way down. How charter schools are adapting

Schools are redoubling efforts to check in with students: face-to-face, before and after graduation. At the same time, they're acknowledging that college may not be the best option for many...

Education

05:12Nov 16, 2022

Directly above view of mom squeezing the sample liquid on a test strip while carrying out a Covid-19 rapid self test for her kid at home. (Tang Ming Tung/Getty Images)

Massachusetts gives COVID tests to schools ahead of the holidays

The statewide education department is coordinating efforts to provide students and staff at Massachusetts public schools four at-home COVID tests ahead of the holiday season.

Education

Nov 15, 2022

Mass. borrowers react to federal court ruling blocking student debt relief program

For some borrowers who had either already applied for student debt relief or were planning to apply after graduation, this most recent court decision almost felt expected.

Education

Nov 11, 2022

As the income tax filing deadline approaches, taxpayers will be facing unexpected tax situations brought about by the turbulent events of last year. (Keith Srakocic/AP)

The "millionaire's tax" is happening. Here's when

From Veterans Day deals to a probable deal with the current Boston Public Schools bus vendor, here's what you need to know today.

Local Coverage

Nov 11, 2022

A Boston Public Schools bus traveling down Dorchester Avenue. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

BPS poised to contract again with bus vendor, despite pattern of frequent delays

The new contract with Transdev isn't official just yet. But with just one vendor vying to service student transportation in Boston, changing companies likely won't be an option for Boston...

Education

Nov 10, 2022

Students from Worcester Technical High School climb aboard a school bus. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Worcester schools' fix for bus delays? Take over the fleet

By managing its own buses, Worcester Public Schools joins a handful of other school districts that made the same move to improve bus delays and foster better communication with families.

Education

04:42Nov 3, 2022

Rows of school buses parked on Pleasant Street in Belmont, Mass. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Bids and buses: Why districts worry as competition plummets in school bus industry

School districts say they now face fewer choices, worries about steeper prices and more frustrated phone calls from families. A slim number are now moving to control busing themselves.

Education

04:45Nov 2, 2022

UP Academy Holland in Dorchester. (Screenshot via Google Maps)

'Speechless:' 7-year-old child brings gun to Dorchester school

Police responded to UP Academy Holland in the city's Dorchester neighborhood at about 3:30 p.m. Thursday for a report of a student with a firearm, police said in a statement...

Education

Oct 28, 2022

Students in the Affirmative Action Coalition march from Harvard through Cambridge, chant in support of diversity and affirmative action on college campuses. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Affirmative action is facing its toughest test yet. Dozens of Harvard students are headed to D.C. in its defense

Over 100 Harvard students plan to travel to Washington this weekend, both to bear witness to the landmark case and to defend the school's race-conscious admissions policies at a very...

Education

04:04Oct 28, 2022

State probes Boston schools' transportation issues for disabled students

The complaint filed last week by Greater Boston Legal Services and Massachusetts Advocates for Children on behalf of the parents and guardians of six students with disabilities says children are...

Education

Oct 26, 2022

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Affirmative action is facing its toughest test yet. Dozens of Harvard students are headed to D.C. in its defense

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