Education

District officials addressing fielding questions from families at Gardner Piot Academy. (Emily Piper-Vallillo/WBUR)

BPS delay of grade reshuffle buys some families one more year to find a new school

BPS officials said they are postponing the elimination of the seventh and eighth grades at Gardner Pilot Academy in Brighton due in part to the recent leave of its principal.

Early educators praise expanded state investment in capital improvements at child care centers

Tax revenue generated from the 2022 Fair Share amendment has allowed the state's early education officials to increase funding for capital improvements to $14.3 million — more than double the...

Israel-Hamas war spotlights increasing concerns over free speech on college campuses

There's a growing movement in universities across the country to push back against the censorship and suspension of student groups Students for Justice in Palestine and Jewish Voice for Peace.

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Northwestern Prison Education Program graduates throw their caps in the air. (Courtesy of Northwestern University)

How a prison education program is building community on the inside — and out

Northwestern University is celebrating the first graduates from its bachelor’s degree program for incarcerated students.

08:50Nov 28, 2023

Massachusetts' 2024 Teacher of the Year is making history

Former Northeastern track coach pleads guilty to tricking women into sending him nude photos

A former college track and field coach accused of setting up sham social media and email accounts in an attempt to trick women into sending him nude or semi-nude photos...

What happens when public schools don't meet their federal obligation to children with disabilities

Federal law requires public schools to accommodate special needs students.

05:33Nov 23, 2023

In this 2016 photo, a student looks at questions during a college test preparation class at Holton Arms School in Bethesda, Md. The SAT exam will move from paper and pencil to an exclusively digital format. (Alex Brandon/AP)

Pencils down, students. The SAT college exam is going paperless and online-only

On Dec. 2, students taking the standardized college admissions exam will be the last to take the test with pencil and paper. Going forward, the SAT will only be offered...

Report finds LGBTQ students at Amherst Regional Middle School were mistreated

The report, which was made public last week, found some counselors at the school misgendered students, and that school officials failed to address harassment and bullying, by other students and...

How to teach media literacy to children

School systems around the country are grappling with ways to teach students media literacy. California has just passed a law to do that, and experts say they’re doing it right.

47:33Nov 21, 2023

How K-12 schools are responding to the Israel-Hamas war

There's been a rise in anti-Semitism and Islamaphobia since the Israel-Hamas war began.

05:23Nov 20, 2023

Students walk between classes Chelsea High School. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Newcomer students to U.S. are among the fastest-growing population in Mass. high schools

The authors of a new report from the Annenberg Institute at Brown University focused particularly on new arrivals to the Massachusetts' high schools. Many of these students arrive in the...

Here's who's eligible for free (or reduced) college tuition under the expanded Mass. grant program

Low and middle-income students at community colleges and state universities in Massachusetts are now eligible for newly expanded grants to help cover tuition and other fees. Here's a quick rundown...

Woman who posed as Boston high schooler faces new felony charges

Shelby Hewitt, of Canton, enrolled in three separate Boston high schools for the better part of the 2022-23 school year. The 32-year-old is scheduled to appear Dec. 12 in Suffolk...

How the war in Israel and Gaza is reverberating on college campuses

WBUR education reporter Max Larkin joins Radio Boston to talk about how the Israel-Hamas war is reverberating on college campuses.

Big college aid expansion will lift 25,000 students in Massachusetts

The $62 million in new program funding will go toward expanding the MASSGrant Plus program, which will benefit approximately 25,000 students attending the state's community colleges, state universities and the...

Education

Nov 15, 2023

A student raises her hand during an English lesson at Barbieri Elementary School in Framingham. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Emergency-licensed Mass. teachers' performance on par with other new educators, report finds

While the researchers cautioned against the study’s short time frame and small sample size, their findings suggest a lack of meaningful difference between newly minted teachers who completed required licensure...

Education

Nov 15, 2023

Striking Andover teachers picketing on Beacon Hill Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023, in Boston. (Steve LeBlanc/AP)

Andover teachers union, school committee reach deal to end strike

Classes have been canceled for the district’s roughly 5,500 students in prekindergarten through 12th grade since the union voted Thursday night to go on strike.

Education

Nov 14, 2023

Head Start centers are facing a staffing shortage

Head Start centers offer early education and care to children under five from low-income families. But recent shortages in staffing have lead some Massachusetts centers, including here in Boston, to...

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11:18Nov 14, 2023

Harvard Medical School, Boston. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Harvard report on morgue thefts is delayed, frustrating affected families

Harvard Medical School appears to have temporarily halted donations to the school’s anatomical gift program in the aftermath of the scandal.

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Nov 13, 2023