Boston Among 74 School Districts To Request Waiver To Delay In-Person Learning
The district filed a waiver Monday to delay the start for students in grades K-8 until Monday, April 26, which is three weeks after the state's deadline.
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The district filed a waiver Monday to delay the start for students in grades K-8 until Monday, April 26, which is three weeks after the state's deadline.
The CDC updated its physical distancing guidelines for children in schools from 6 feet to 3 feet Friday.
There have been 669 new COVID-19 cases among students and staff in Massachusetts schools in the last week.
For the second year in a row, UMass President Marty Meehan is recommending a tuition freeze across the UMass undergraduate system.
WPI said it's one of the first STEM universities to go fully "test blind."
Boston Public Schools students in grades 4 through 8 began returning to in-person learning on Monday, roughly one year after the pandemic started.
Baker said Biden's goals are doable as long as there's a "significant increase" in doses shipped by the federal government.
There have been 523 new COVID-19 cases among students and staff in Massachusetts schools in the last week.
Two state representatives have filed legislation to delay in-person learning until April 26.
This week Massachusetts informed elementary and middle schools that they face April deadlines for returning to in-person learning on a full-time basis.
Massachusetts is aiming to do away with remote and hybrid learning for students in grades K-8 by the end of April.
COVID-19 pool testing is seen as the most efficient and cost-effective way to test large numbers of people.
The Massachusetts school board granted the education commissioner the authority to start the process of ending remote and hybrid learning.
MCAS testing for this spring is being postponed to later this year so it doesn't interfere with the state's plan to reopen schools full-time in April.
There have been 476 new COVID-19 cases among students and staff in Massachusetts schools in the last week.
Boston's 2030 climate action plan calls for studying congestion pricing to discourage car trips.
The Red Sox will be without their ace for the immediate future as he deals with a shoulder injury.
Rob Gronkowski will be the next member of the Patriots Hall of Fame, the team announced Wednesday.
Haverhill Police arrested an 18-year-old woman Wednesday and charged her with setting a huge fire at an abandoned mill.
The recent right whale calving season has produced 23 births, the highest number for the species in 17 years.
There was a possible measles exposure at Logan Airport in Boston last week, Massachusetts health officials say.
A new study finds that a simple blood test could predict Alzheimer's disease long before symptoms appear.
The Lone Star tick, which can cause alpha-gal syndrome, is spreading north throughout Massachusetts.
Boston's cold and snowy winter might have an effect on this year's pollen allergy season.
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. wants the popular coffee chains to prove their surgery drinks are safe for teens and suggested the Trump administration could place limits on your cup of coffee.
There have been four violent attacks in three weeks at Tewksbury Hospital and a state representative is taking the fight to Beacon Hill to give security the non-lethal equipment back.
A family is demanding answers from the Gloucester, Massachusetts school district, after learning their five-year-old son was left alone in a quiet room for nearly half an hour.
A nurse says the decision is leaving the staff and patients at Tewksbury Hospital vulnerable to serious injury.
A Dorchester woman says Boston Police opened fire through her closed apartment door and the bullets went into her 5-year-old son's bedroom.
The I-Team has learned the Massachusetts Dept. of Health wants to take away pepper spray and non-lethal restraints from Tewksbury State Hospital safety officers.
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.
Boston ranks right up there with Hawaii as one of the most expensive vacation spots in the country, according to a new report.
The Market Basket Board of Directors was justified in firing longtime CEO Arthur T. Demoulas, a judge ruled Monday.
April 20 is Patriots' Day and Marathon Monday in Massachusetts. Here's what's open and what's closed.
Another movie theater in Massachusetts is closing its doors. The Route One Cinema Pub in North Attleboro will shut down in May.
The bill would ban single-use plastic bags and implement a 10-cent fee for paper bags at Massachusetts stores.
Spectacle Island in Boston Harbor is a 114-acre destination just 4 miles from downtown Boston.
A modern school with a historic aesthetic, St. Benedict Classical Academy in Natick blends contemporary design with timeless style.
The Lexington Minute Men represent the original colonial militia who fought in the first battle of the American Revolution.
In the middle of Maine's forests lies the Desert of Maine, a surprising stretch of rolling sand dunes formed when farming practices exposed ancient glacial sand.
Known for her vibrant, handcrafted pottery, Boston artist Jill Rosenwald has made a name for herself in the industry.
The Red Sox will be without their ace for the immediate future as he deals with a shoulder injury.
Rob Gronkowski will be the next member of the New England Patriots Hall of Fame, the team announced Wednesday.
The Boston Bruins avoided elimination with a 2-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series on Tuesday night.
The Toronto Blue Jays beat the Boston Red Sox 3-0 on Tuesday night.
The Philadelphia 76ers avoided elimination, beating the Boston Celtics 113-97 in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series on Tuesday night.
A Boston man says he's lucky to be alive after jumping into the Charles River to save his dog.
Little Joe the gorilla is leaving Boston after decades at the Franklin Park Zoo.
There's been another sighting of an unusual killer whale named Old Thom in the waters off Massachusetts.
A soccer coach in Ludlow, Massachusetts plans to pay it forward after winning big on a lottery scratch ticket.
The Rumney Rocks Climbing Area is partially closed as nesting peregrine falcons could attack rock climbers.
