Boston to spend $20 million to expand universal pre-K program
The $20 million will go toward adding hundreds of seats for 3-and-4-year-olds in Boston's Universal Pre-K program.
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The $20 million will go toward adding hundreds of seats for 3-and-4-year-olds in Boston's Universal Pre-K program.
Skipper said every Boston public school should be a place where students are thrilled to be there.
Dr. Brenda Cassellius said there were some things she could not accomplish during her tenure due to the COVID pandemic.
The commissioner stopped short of calling for the more drastic move of putting Boston Public Schools into receivership.
The finalists are Mary Skipper and Dr. Tommy Welch.
Students in Boston will no longer be required to wear masks indoors starting on Monday.
Students in a Mattapan classroom are having difficult discussions following a Texas school shooting.
A new high school in Attleboro will feature a gun detection system.
School officials and mental health experts agree, the best way to move forward is to process the emotions inside and outside of the classroom.
Many parents are weighing how to approach conversations with their kids about the possibility of shootings at school.
The mayor said she is "fiercely committed" to improving Boston schools while working with the state.
Literations is matching older, volunteer literacy coaches with young children to improve their reading skills.
A new report from the state says Boston Public Schools are stuck in "entrenched" dysfunction.
New England school districts can apply for a portion of $500 million toward the purchase of zero-emissions buses.
Brookline schools re-opened Tuesday after the teachers' union and school committee reached a deal overnight to end the teachers' strike.
It was a treacherous commute for many people Wednesday morning because of all the ice on the roads.
The investigation found that 75 Catholic clergy molested more than 300 victims in Rhode Island since 1950.
Foxboro is refusing to front $7.8 million needed for 39 days of security.
The conflicts in Iran have only just begun, yet drivers are already seeing an impact at the pump.
Repair shops are busy as potholes pop up in cities and towns across Massachusetts.
Two Massachusetts residents have been diagnosed with measles, the Department of Public Health confirmed Friday.
There's a new drug that can help early morning shift workers stay awake and alert, a study out of Boston found.
As millions of Americans struggle with paying for health care, doctors and health experts discuss how medical care is being eroded by insurers denying necessary tests and treatment, making it "more difficult to be healthy in the United States."
Flu cases are rising rapidly, especially among kids in Boston, where hospitalizations of children under five have increased 150% over the last two weeks.
Four children have died from the flu in Massachusetts so far this season, public health officials say.
A former staff member at a Massachusetts residential program for children living with autism is accused of breaking a teenage student's arm.
The ads for the Find Mass Money website in Massachusetts make it seem easy. But one couple struggled to get their $11,000.
Four Massachusetts State Police instructors have been charged following an investigation into the 2024 death of state police recruit Enrique Delgado-Garcia.
After I-Team reports about a Foxboro woman's frustration with her GE gas range, the company has agreed to give her a refund.
It took Aaron Braun years to get more than 93,000 Dunkin' rewards points, but after a policy change he's left with a fraction of that.
Both the Trump and Healey administrations are using government websites to blame each other for the shutdown.
Which party stands to take more of the blame from voters for the government shutdown? Here's what a new poll says.
A UNH Survey Center/Granite State poll shows John Sununu crushing Scott Brown by 23 points among likely primary voters in New Hampshire.
Seth Moulton said he's running against Sen. Ed Markey because "our party leaders are clinging to that old playbook."
Maine Governor Janet Mills' run for Senate comes with an unusual promise - she will only serve one six-year term.
The restaurants at View Boston are closing this spring.
Uno Pizzeria and Not Your Average Joe's are closing more restaurants in Massachusetts.
Kowloon is expected to draw big crowds to Revere, Massachusetts when it opens a new tiki bar.
Two more movie theater chains are closing locations in Massachusetts. Experts say megaplexes need to make major changes.
The Neiman Marcus store at Copley Place in Boston is closing, Saks Global announced.
Just steps from the water's edge along Lake Winnipesaukee, a spectacular estate mixes modern architecture with breathtaking views.
An innovative craft winery located in downtown Meredith, New Hampshire, Hermit Woods is taking a different approach to winemaking.
Located on the water's edge along New Hampshire's Lake Winnipesaukee, Mill Falls blends elegant luxury with spectacular vistas.
Kohler Store by Supply New England and an interior designer showcases how beauty and functionality can breathe new life into a project.
James Beard-nominated pastry chef and co-founder of Bakey in Boston gives insight on how to make his world-famous babka.
Marat Khusnutdinov and Casey Mittelstadt scored less than a minute apart early in the first period and the Boston Bruins held on for a 2-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday night.
Payton Pritchard scored 25 points and the Boston Celtics beat Milwaukee 108-81 on Monday night to spoil Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo's return from a right calf strain.
Luke Kornet has called on the Atlanta Hawks to cancel their upcoming collaboration with Magic City.
The World Baseball Classic is getting underway this week, and several Boston Red Sox players will be participating.
Neemias Queta scored a career-high 27 points and added 17 rebounds to help the Boston Celtics recover from a slow start and rally past the Philadelphia 76ers 114-98.
The MSPCA-Angell is looking to find homes for 163 rats that were surrendered in Massachusetts.
Cape Cod beaches are covered with chunks of ice amid an abnormally cold winter in Massachusetts.
Snowmobilers came to the rescue of a moose that was buried up to its neck in snow off a New England trail on Tuesday.
Raising Cane's claims a Boston landlord has threatened to evict one of its locations in the Back Bay because the restaurant "smells like chicken fingers."
A tegu lizard was found buried beneath the snow in Providence, Rhode Island.
