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The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education has sent a new letter to superintendents suggesting how the state's new color-coded coronavirus map should play a role in school reopening decisions.
Holy Cross students woke up Monday morning to the news that their fall 2020 semester will be shifting to remote online learning because of the coronavirus.
Massachusetts lawmakers will accept written testimony Monday on legislation that would suspend the MCAS exams for four years.
Catholic church officials say nearly a dozen Catholic schools have closed in Massachusetts this year and more could shutter as the economic toll of the coronavirus pandemic mounts.
Massachusetts schools were due to submit their final reopening plans to the state Monday. But that deadline has been extended to August 14.
The state's largest teachers' union is pushing back against Governor Charlie Baker's belief that children can't learn to read remotely.
Worcester is favoring a remote start while Boston hasn't released a plan yet.
Gov. Charlie Baker indicated at a Friday news conference that he doesn't want all schools in the state to be starting fully remote.
A Boston city councilor and a group of educators have come up with the idea of a "learning pod" to help students with their studies.
Boston Public Schools Superintendent Brenda Cassellius is providing a more detailed look at how a hybrid model would work.
The Massachusetts Senate has passed a bill that requires genocide and human rights education for middle and high school students.
Some Winchester parents want students in kindergarten through grade 5 to be physically in school, not learning remotely this fall.
Some colleges promised to quarantine on-campus students if they test positive, but only asked their off-campus students to quarantine in their apartments.
Resident assistants are demanding a safer campus reopening plan from UMass Amherst.
UMass Amherst is joining the growing number of colleges making standardized testing optional - at least temporarily.
