Education

Mass. Schools Get More Money In The Latest Budget. A Lot More Is Likely On The Way

Almost every year, state aid to schools goes up (at least a little) to reflect rising costs. But two major bills under consideration now would bend that spending curve upward....

Edify

Jul 25, 2019

Brooks Reeves is cast as Gordon, the headmaster of Gleason Street, in "Greater Good." (Courtesy of Natasha Moustache.)

Play Takes Audiences On Search For The 'Greater Good' In Our Education System

The play places audiences in a unique interactive learning environment, inviting them to ponder privilege, access and governance in the education system.

Radio Boston

07:20Jul 22, 2019

The Massachusetts State House. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Drug Price Controls Included In $43.1 Billion Budget Accord

The deal puts the state in position to potentially have a budget in place in time for the Legislature to avoid having to approve another stopgap spending measure.

WBUR News

Jul 22, 2019

Damaged ceiling tiles due to rain leaking from the roof in a fourth floor office of the Jackson/Mann K-8 School in Allston. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Falling Ceiling Tiles And Rusty Windows: Inside A Boston School Building Set For Closure

The conditions inside a public school in Allston demonstrate why the city is investing $1 billion in repairing and building new schools.

Edify

05:36Jul 22, 2019

Dava Newman, former Deputy Administrator of NASA. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

50 Years After Moon Landing, Scientists Look To Mars

MIT Apollo professor and former NASA deputy administrator Dava Newman joined WBUR's Weekend Edition to speak about the legacy of the Apollo 11 mission on the 50th anniversary of the...

Morning Edition

06:03Jul 20, 2019

Edward Wingenbach. (Courtesy Hampshire College)

Facing Serious Challenges, Hampshire College Selects New President

Edward Wingenbach comes from Ripon College in Wisconsin.

Edify

Jul 17, 2019

Harvard students walk through the Class of 1875 Gate in Harvard Yard. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

The Conscience Of Harvard

Colleges have shied away from enacting moral truths, writes Alexander Heffner, but in 2019, they're realizing scholarship isn't enough.

Cognoscenti

Jul 16, 2019

Olivia Castor, seen here with a pile of her LSAT prep test books, will attend Harvard Law School in the fall. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

LSAT Or GRE? Some Law Schools Say Giving Applicants An Option Improves Diversity

Harvard is among the schools now accepting the GRE. So far applicants who submitted that test were more likely to be international and more likely to be from an under-represented...

Edify

06:03Jul 15, 2019

U.S. Students Headed To Hungary For International Biology Olympiad

Next week, four U.S. high school students will travel to Szeged, Hungary, to compete in the world's biggest biology competition for secondary school students.

Here & Now

07:01Jul 12, 2019

Citing 'Unwelcome Sexual Conduct,' Harvard Suspends A Star Economist

Fryer has been embroiled in controversy since 2017, when fellow researchers alleged he made sexual jokes and objectifying remarks as head of a diverse team at EdLabs.

Edify

Jul 10, 2019

Buses idle as drivers wait for students to board outside the Orchard Gardens K-8 Pilot School. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Conservationists Sue To Curb Boston School Bus Idling

The Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) has filed a lawsuit over excessive idling against the company that provides school buses for Boston Public Schools.

Earthwhile

Jul 10, 2019

U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Geoffrey Berman speaks during a news conference Monday, where sex trafficking charges were announced against Jeffrey Epstein. (Richard Drew/AP)

Accused Sex Trafficker Epstein Supported Many Boston-Area Causes — Several At Harvard

Jeffrey Epstein didn't attend Harvard. But even as he allegedly cultivated a network of underage girls for sex, he amassed a group of friends at the university, and supported research...

Edify

Jul 10, 2019

Democrats Promise Higher Teacher Pay, More Focus On Public Schools

Democrats are also promising to focus more attention on the country's public school system.

Here & Now

05:42Jul 10, 2019

Students walk in and out of the Widener Library in Harvard Yard. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Harvard Fires Head Fencing Coach For Violating Conflict Of Interest Policy

Harvard Athletic Director Bob Scalise said an independent investigation into the sale of Peter Brand's former home in Needham found the fencing coach had violated the school's conflict of interest...

Edify

Jul 9, 2019

Kids at YMCA Camp Pinewood in Twin Lake, Michigan (Camp Pinewood/Flickr)

Summer Camps In 2019

We discuss your experiences with summer camp and summer programs, and how it's changed. What does summer camp mean to you and your family?

Radio Boston

20:27Jul 8, 2019

Central Park 5 Kevin Richardson left, Anthony McCray, Raymond Santana, Korey Wise and Yuseef Salaam attend the world premiere of "When They See Us" at the Apollo Theater on Monday, May 20, 2019, in New York. (Donald Traill/Invision/AP)

Injustice And Mercy: Two Stories About American Teenagers

Kyle Kashuv, a Parkland school shooting survivor, did something wrong, writes Garrett Neiman. The 'Central Park Five' did not.

Cognoscenti

Jul 8, 2019

College's Citizenship Preparation Program Aims To Simplify Often-Arduous Process

Montgomery College in Maryland has had 4,000 students go through its program — and 3,200 of them have been naturalized.

Here & Now

04:39Jul 4, 2019

Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder (Al Goldis/AP)

After Outcry Over His Role In Flint's Water Crisis, Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder Withdraws From Harvard Post

Kennedy School officials had defended the appointment, saying that, as a fellow, Snyder would have had to reckon with his failures in Flint. But ultimately the public indignation regarding the...

Edify

Jul 3, 2019

Eighth grader Bianka Bautista and other students discuss the planned closure of the McCormack Middle School during a circle in one of their classrooms. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

I Fought To Keep My School From Closing. But At What Cost?

These days, I wonder if the highest form of professionalism is not obedience or compliance, but behaving ethically, writes Neema Avashia.

Cognoscenti

Jul 3, 2019

Kristina Ulmer's 9th-grade English class participated in the $20 Challenge (Courtesy Kristina Ulmer)

Teacher Gives Each Student $20 To Use In Kindness 'Challenge'

When a teacher lost her sister in a car accident, she wanted to do something to honor her memory. So she challenged her students to perform small acts of kindness...

Kind World

Jul 2, 2019

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On the Media

Mass. Schools Get More Money In The Latest Budget. A Lot More Is Likely On The Way

Play Takes Audiences On Search For The 'Greater Good' In Our Education System

Drug Price Controls Included In $43.1 Billion Budget Accord

Falling Ceiling Tiles And Rusty Windows: Inside A Boston School Building Set For Closure

50 Years After Moon Landing, Scientists Look To Mars

Facing Serious Challenges, Hampshire College Selects New President

The Conscience Of Harvard

LSAT Or GRE? Some Law Schools Say Giving Applicants An Option Improves Diversity

U.S. Students Headed To Hungary For International Biology Olympiad

Citing 'Unwelcome Sexual Conduct,' Harvard Suspends A Star Economist

Conservationists Sue To Curb Boston School Bus Idling

Accused Sex Trafficker Epstein Supported Many Boston-Area Causes — Several At Harvard

Democrats Promise Higher Teacher Pay, More Focus On Public Schools

Harvard Fires Head Fencing Coach For Violating Conflict Of Interest Policy

Summer Camps In 2019

Injustice And Mercy: Two Stories About American Teenagers

College's Citizenship Preparation Program Aims To Simplify Often-Arduous Process

After Outcry Over His Role In Flint's Water Crisis, Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder Withdraws From Harvard Post

I Fought To Keep My School From Closing. But At What Cost?

Teacher Gives Each Student $20 To Use In Kindness 'Challenge'