WBUR's Morning EditionLocal content from WBUR's Morning Edition broadcastsSchools have policies to stop child sexual abuse. Advocates say they have too many weak spotsCharges against a former Brookline teacher have reignited discussions about what is needed to prevent sexual abuse from happening in schools.PlayEducation06:37May 3, 2022With masks now optional, Mass. students are learning to adjustWe checked in with a few kids recently to see how students are adjusting to new mask-optional policies at school. PlayEducation03:33Mar 18, 2022Advertisement School mental health program eases transition from hospital to classroomPsychiatric hospitalizations have increased across the U.S. for teens struggling with suicidal ideation and other mental health challenges. But after they leave the hospital, teens face what’s often a daunting...PlayEducation07:42Mar 16, 2022The government dropped its case against Gang Chen. Scientists still see damage doneResearchers working in the United States say the China Initiative has harmed both their fellow scientists and science itself — as a global cooperative endeavor. But as U.S.-China tensions remain...PlayEducation04:41Feb 16, 2022As Mass. moves to relax mask rules, students say COVID is still taking a toll"I haven’t learned anything when going to school," said senior Thy Nguyen. "And so I think that’s why many of us don’t have motivation anymore." PlayEducation04:34Feb 14, 2022MIT president will leave behind complicated legacyWBUR’s Max Larkin joined Morning Edition host Rupa Shenoy to discuss.PlayEducation04:48Feb 11, 2022Mass. will stop requiring masks in public schools. It's an uneasy milestone for manyState officials are phasing out the mask mandate in Massachusetts public schools — and reactions are reliably mixed. PlayEducation03:05Feb 10, 2022With cases surging, Massachusetts officials will 'pivot' on COVID testing in schoolsAs he announced plans to provide free rapid antigen tests to schools and childcare providers starting next week, Gov. Charlie Baker spoke of a strategic “pivot”: away from cost-intensive and...PlayEducation05:02Jan 20, 2022'The struggle is real': Educators work to keep classrooms open despite COVID surgeMore than 7,000 educators and school staff in Massachusetts have gotten COVID-19 since early January.PlayEducation04:31Jan 18, 2022COVID-19 surge makes for uncertain start to the school week in BostonGov. Charlie Baker commended schools for reopening during a challenging moment in the pandemic, but the Massachusetts Teachers Association is calling for schools to stay closed. PlayEducation05:34Jan 3, 2022'My perspective matters': Students say activism helped them find their voice"The school had pushed this under the carpet for too long," said Justin Chan, a student at Quincy High School.PlayEducation04:07Dec 27, 2021A shortage of special education staff leaves many students without services they needSchool leaders say a shortage of special education staff is reaching crisis levels. Students with significant needs are facing long wait times to get services. PlayEducation06:46Dec 13, 2021Learning with COVID: How educators and students are finding a 'new normal'Many districts are turning to data, tutoring and other strategies to catch kids up now that all schools have returned to in-person learning.PlayEducation07:14Oct 25, 2021
Schools have policies to stop child sexual abuse. Advocates say they have too many weak spotsCharges against a former Brookline teacher have reignited discussions about what is needed to prevent sexual abuse from happening in schools.PlayEducation06:37May 3, 2022
With masks now optional, Mass. students are learning to adjustWe checked in with a few kids recently to see how students are adjusting to new mask-optional policies at school. PlayEducation03:33Mar 18, 2022
School mental health program eases transition from hospital to classroomPsychiatric hospitalizations have increased across the U.S. for teens struggling with suicidal ideation and other mental health challenges. But after they leave the hospital, teens face what’s often a daunting...PlayEducation07:42Mar 16, 2022
The government dropped its case against Gang Chen. Scientists still see damage doneResearchers working in the United States say the China Initiative has harmed both their fellow scientists and science itself — as a global cooperative endeavor. But as U.S.-China tensions remain...PlayEducation04:41Feb 16, 2022
As Mass. moves to relax mask rules, students say COVID is still taking a toll"I haven’t learned anything when going to school," said senior Thy Nguyen. "And so I think that’s why many of us don’t have motivation anymore." PlayEducation04:34Feb 14, 2022
MIT president will leave behind complicated legacyWBUR’s Max Larkin joined Morning Edition host Rupa Shenoy to discuss.PlayEducation04:48Feb 11, 2022
Mass. will stop requiring masks in public schools. It's an uneasy milestone for manyState officials are phasing out the mask mandate in Massachusetts public schools — and reactions are reliably mixed. PlayEducation03:05Feb 10, 2022
With cases surging, Massachusetts officials will 'pivot' on COVID testing in schoolsAs he announced plans to provide free rapid antigen tests to schools and childcare providers starting next week, Gov. Charlie Baker spoke of a strategic “pivot”: away from cost-intensive and...PlayEducation05:02Jan 20, 2022
'The struggle is real': Educators work to keep classrooms open despite COVID surgeMore than 7,000 educators and school staff in Massachusetts have gotten COVID-19 since early January.PlayEducation04:31Jan 18, 2022
COVID-19 surge makes for uncertain start to the school week in BostonGov. Charlie Baker commended schools for reopening during a challenging moment in the pandemic, but the Massachusetts Teachers Association is calling for schools to stay closed. PlayEducation05:34Jan 3, 2022
'My perspective matters': Students say activism helped them find their voice"The school had pushed this under the carpet for too long," said Justin Chan, a student at Quincy High School.PlayEducation04:07Dec 27, 2021
A shortage of special education staff leaves many students without services they needSchool leaders say a shortage of special education staff is reaching crisis levels. Students with significant needs are facing long wait times to get services. PlayEducation06:46Dec 13, 2021
Learning with COVID: How educators and students are finding a 'new normal'Many districts are turning to data, tutoring and other strategies to catch kids up now that all schools have returned to in-person learning.PlayEducation07:14Oct 25, 2021
