Harvard University Drops Standardized Test Requirements For Class Of 2025 Applicants

Harvard joins most of the rest of the Ivy League in making SAT and ACT test scores optional this year amid the coronavirus.

• Jun 16, 2020

With Layoffs Mounting, Educators Protest Sweeping Public Education Cuts

As layoff notices go out across the state, educators rallied to save their jobs with a caravan through the streets of Brookline Monday.

• Jun 15, 2020

Framingham Students Call For Removal Of School Resource Officers

Framingham High School students past and present are raising questions about whether or not resource officers are needed in the city's schools.

• Jun 11, 2020

Councilor Accuses NH Gov. Sununu Of Engaging In 'Tokenism' With Education Nominee

New Hampshire's Executive Council rejected Gov. Chris Sununu's nominee to the state Board of Education, with one councilor saying the pick of an African American was "tokenism."

• Jun 11, 2020

Snow Days 'Are Gone,' Rhode Island Education Commissioner Says, Replaced By Virtual Learning

Sorry, kids - it looks like old-fashioned snow days are a thing of the past in Rhode Island.

• Jun 10, 2020

Teachers Push Back Against State's Early Guidance For Reopening, Brace For Layoffs

The Massachusetts Teachers Association is pushing back against the state's early guidelines for re-opening schools.

• Jun 9, 2020

Franklin Shows Support For 103 Teachers Laid Off Last Week

Drivers passing through Franklin Tuesday evening couldn't help but notice all that will be missing from the town's eleven schools next year.

• Jun 9, 2020

Teacher Worries Masks, Distancing Will Lead To Stressful Learning Environment

A school reopening memo calls for school districts to buy their own masks and other supplies, and to maintain physical distancing.

• Jun 8, 2020

Fall Reopening Memo For Massachusetts Schools: Masks Required, Limit Class Size To 10

Massachusetts schools are getting word from the state about what they'll need to do in order to safely reopen this fall.

• Jun 8, 2020

Pink Flamingos Planted In Maine High School Football Field To Represent Graduates

Pink flamingos have replaced the graduates at a high school in Maine. About 200 of them were planted on the football field at South Portland High School this week. 

• Jun 6, 2020

Student Protesters At UMass Boston Call For Racial Justice

A racial justice protest took place on the UMass Boston harbor campus Saturday afternoon. The protest was called UMass Boston Justice For Black Lives. 

• Jun 6, 2020

For Black Families, Talking To Kids About Racism Starts Early

Talking to kids about race and racism can be difficult. These black authors are using literature to help their children understand.

• Jun 5, 2020

METCO Leaders, School Superintendents Gather In Hyde Park To Call For Racial Justice

Superintendents from 33 school districts in Boston's suburbs joined METCO leaders Friday to call for racial justice.

• Jun 5, 2020

Boston Students Asked To Share Stories About Living Through Coronavirus Pandemic

A local non-profit wants students in Boston to share their experience of learning through the coronavirus pandemic.

• Jun 5, 2020

Sudbury Scout Troop Hosts Virtual Camping Trip During Pandemic

Scout Troop 65 in Sudbury made the most of quarantine by hosting a virtual camping trip.

• Jun 5, 2020

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