Massachusetts DESE officials report ‘mixed’ results in Boston schools, as state oversight plan ends
As the three-year deal between BPS and state education officials to avoid a receivership comes to an end, the education ...
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Western Massachusetts organizations push for joint rules deal
Fifteen organizations spanning from Somerville to Springfield sent top lawmakers a letter urging them to pass their joint ...
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State care agencies under microscope at Worcester budget hearing
WORCESTER ― Ways and Means Committee lawmakers are in Worcester on Tuesday, chugging forward in their review of Gov. Maura Healey's $62 billion fiscal 2026 budget with a focus on veterans services and ...
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Education Secretary Tutwiler says Mass. lawmakers must take the lead on K-12 funding revamp
Sen. Jo Comerford, D- Northampton, who chaired a hearing Monday at UMass Amherst on Gov. Maura Healey's fiscal year 2026 ...
Mass. education department proposes stricter rules for school timeout rooms, seclusion
The new regulations would address longstanding concerns among special education parents and advocates about the use of ...
South Coast Rail is great. It is also 30 years late.
The new commuter rail service to New Bedford and Fall River is worth celebrating. Still, the fact that it took so long, cost ...