EducationRobots May Be Grading Your Kid’s Essays, With BiasCan a computer grade an essay? Yes, writes Rich Barlow, but not particularly well. And not without algorithmic bias. CognoscentiNov 12, 2019How Your School District Scored On The MCAS From 2009 To 2019Our infographic shows the last 10 years of student exam performance — by district and sub-population.EdifyNov 8, 2019Are Faculty At Religious Colleges Ministers? Question Is At Center Of Mass. LawsuitThe question arises from a lawsuit by a Gordon College professor, who claims she was denied promotion because of her advocacy for the college's LGBT students.EdifyNov 8, 2019What Do The Youngest Voters — High Schoolers — Think About Impeachment Inquiry And 2020?Three new and soon-to-be voters at Putnam City High School in Oklahoma City share their thoughts on 2020, impeachment and the media.PlayHere & Now11:06Nov 8, 2019Detroit Public School Students Allege They Were Deprived Access To Literacy In LawsuitSix students from Detroit's worst-performing public schools allege they were deprived of their right to access literacy in their public schools.PlayHere & Now09:38Nov 7, 2019Colleges Are Buying SAT Data On Students From College BoardThe College Board is selling the names and personal information of test-takers to universities, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal.Here & NowNov 7, 2019Emerson Explores Merger With Vermont's Marlboro CollegeThe two schools are "exploring an alliance" that would transfer Marlboro's academic programs, endowment and real estate holdings to Emerson.EdifyNov 6, 2019Mississippi's 4th Graders Tie Nation On Reading For 1st Time In State's HistoryThe National Assessment of Educational Progress results are in, and one bright spot in the data is Mississippi.PlayHere & Now05:23Nov 6, 2019Boston U.S. Appeals Court Hears Arguments On Due Process For Students Accused Of Sexual AssaultThe case, John Doe v. Boston College, involves a current male BC student accused of sexually assaulting a female BC student in November of 2018.PlayEdify02:51Nov 5, 2019Uproar Over Harvard Newspaper's Call To ICE Is Just The Latest Challenge To Media NormsActivists, and even some journalists, are reevaluating long-held ideas about how the press should work.PlayBostonomix04:57Nov 5, 2019Paul Tough On 'How College Makes Or Breaks Us'We talk to author Paul Tough about his new book.PlayRadio Boston13:17Nov 4, 2019StoryCorps Invites Students, Teachers To Take Part In The Great Thanksgiving Listen 2019This Thanksgiving season, WBUR is teaming up with StoryCorps to encourage students to interview elders in their lives.EdifyNov 4, 2019Study: More Women Than Men Attend Mass. Colleges. Far Fewer End Up Running Those CollegesA nonprofit examined the leadership of the state's 92 colleges and universities, and found a power gap -- and a pay gap -- for women. The report found women hold...EdifyNov 4, 2019How Racial Tensions At School Helped This Student Discover The Power Of Her VoiceMeggie Noel reflects on her struggles -- and triumphs -- at Boston Latin School at a time when racial tensions were heightened across the U.S. and inside her prestigious exam...PlayEdify05:13Nov 4, 2019Despite GM Strike, U.S. Adds 128,000 Jobs In OctoberThe latest job figures show a softening yet still growing labor market. PlayHere & Now03:48Nov 1, 2019When Warren Came To Harvard Law, The School Was In The Throes Of ChangeElizabeth Warren arrived on campus in 1992 as a visiting professor. The previous spring, students had occupied the hall in front of the dean's office, in part to protest the...PlayEdify07:10Oct 31, 2019When Schools Use Tech To Monitor Students Online, Class Is Always In SessionSome school districts are using tech companies to monitor students' digital activity around the clock. Could this compromise student privacy?PlayOn Point46:52Oct 31, 2019We Asked 3 UMass Boston Students Their Thoughts On The 2020 Election. Here's What They SaidUMass Boston students discuss the 2020 election.PlayRadio Boston13:39Oct 30, 2019Dedham Teachers Officially Get New ContractThe Dedham School Committee unanimously approved the four-year deal Tuesday night, following the one-day teachers strike in the town EdifyOct 30, 2019Mass. Students, Once Again, Get Top Scores In National Math And Reading ExamsMassachusetts fourth and eighth graders scored around 10 points higher than the national average in the standardized test.EdifyOct 30, 2019 Previous PageNext Page
Robots May Be Grading Your Kid’s Essays, With BiasCan a computer grade an essay? Yes, writes Rich Barlow, but not particularly well. And not without algorithmic bias. CognoscentiNov 12, 2019
How Your School District Scored On The MCAS From 2009 To 2019Our infographic shows the last 10 years of student exam performance — by district and sub-population.EdifyNov 8, 2019
Are Faculty At Religious Colleges Ministers? Question Is At Center Of Mass. LawsuitThe question arises from a lawsuit by a Gordon College professor, who claims she was denied promotion because of her advocacy for the college's LGBT students.EdifyNov 8, 2019
What Do The Youngest Voters — High Schoolers — Think About Impeachment Inquiry And 2020?Three new and soon-to-be voters at Putnam City High School in Oklahoma City share their thoughts on 2020, impeachment and the media.PlayHere & Now11:06Nov 8, 2019
Detroit Public School Students Allege They Were Deprived Access To Literacy In LawsuitSix students from Detroit's worst-performing public schools allege they were deprived of their right to access literacy in their public schools.PlayHere & Now09:38Nov 7, 2019
Colleges Are Buying SAT Data On Students From College BoardThe College Board is selling the names and personal information of test-takers to universities, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal.Here & NowNov 7, 2019
Emerson Explores Merger With Vermont's Marlboro CollegeThe two schools are "exploring an alliance" that would transfer Marlboro's academic programs, endowment and real estate holdings to Emerson.EdifyNov 6, 2019
Mississippi's 4th Graders Tie Nation On Reading For 1st Time In State's HistoryThe National Assessment of Educational Progress results are in, and one bright spot in the data is Mississippi.PlayHere & Now05:23Nov 6, 2019
Boston U.S. Appeals Court Hears Arguments On Due Process For Students Accused Of Sexual AssaultThe case, John Doe v. Boston College, involves a current male BC student accused of sexually assaulting a female BC student in November of 2018.PlayEdify02:51Nov 5, 2019
Uproar Over Harvard Newspaper's Call To ICE Is Just The Latest Challenge To Media NormsActivists, and even some journalists, are reevaluating long-held ideas about how the press should work.PlayBostonomix04:57Nov 5, 2019
Paul Tough On 'How College Makes Or Breaks Us'We talk to author Paul Tough about his new book.PlayRadio Boston13:17Nov 4, 2019
StoryCorps Invites Students, Teachers To Take Part In The Great Thanksgiving Listen 2019This Thanksgiving season, WBUR is teaming up with StoryCorps to encourage students to interview elders in their lives.EdifyNov 4, 2019
Study: More Women Than Men Attend Mass. Colleges. Far Fewer End Up Running Those CollegesA nonprofit examined the leadership of the state's 92 colleges and universities, and found a power gap -- and a pay gap -- for women. The report found women hold...EdifyNov 4, 2019
How Racial Tensions At School Helped This Student Discover The Power Of Her VoiceMeggie Noel reflects on her struggles -- and triumphs -- at Boston Latin School at a time when racial tensions were heightened across the U.S. and inside her prestigious exam...PlayEdify05:13Nov 4, 2019
Despite GM Strike, U.S. Adds 128,000 Jobs In OctoberThe latest job figures show a softening yet still growing labor market. PlayHere & Now03:48Nov 1, 2019
When Warren Came To Harvard Law, The School Was In The Throes Of ChangeElizabeth Warren arrived on campus in 1992 as a visiting professor. The previous spring, students had occupied the hall in front of the dean's office, in part to protest the...PlayEdify07:10Oct 31, 2019
When Schools Use Tech To Monitor Students Online, Class Is Always In SessionSome school districts are using tech companies to monitor students' digital activity around the clock. Could this compromise student privacy?PlayOn Point46:52Oct 31, 2019
We Asked 3 UMass Boston Students Their Thoughts On The 2020 Election. Here's What They SaidUMass Boston students discuss the 2020 election.PlayRadio Boston13:39Oct 30, 2019
Dedham Teachers Officially Get New ContractThe Dedham School Committee unanimously approved the four-year deal Tuesday night, following the one-day teachers strike in the town EdifyOct 30, 2019
Mass. Students, Once Again, Get Top Scores In National Math And Reading ExamsMassachusetts fourth and eighth graders scored around 10 points higher than the national average in the standardized test.EdifyOct 30, 2019