Obama Administration Tells Public Schools To Allow Transgender Bathroom Access

Public schools must now permit transgender students to use bathrooms and locker rooms consistent with their chosen gender identity.

• May 13, 2016

Mock Crash Reminds Burlington Students Of Drunk Driving Dangers

Three days before prom, safety officials put on a presentation at Burlington High School Tuesday to make sure kids understand the risks of drinking and driving--and all of it played out in real time.

• May 11, 2016

Harvard Rule Banning Single-Sex Club Members From Leadership Positions Sees Some Backlash

Harvard University is barring members of single-sex only social clubs from serving as sports captains or leaders of other campus groups, but some on campus aren't happy about that.

• May 10, 2016

'Walk-Ins' Held At Boston Schools To Protest Budget Cuts, Charter School Impact

Students, parents and educators from several schools around Boston held "walk-ins" before school on Wednesday to protest budget cuts and the allocation of money to charter schools.

• May 4, 2016

Malia Obama To Attend Harvard University After Gap Year

President Barack Obama's daughter Malia will take a year off after graduating high school in June before attending Harvard University in 2017.

• May 1, 2016

New Federal Website For Student Loan Repayments

The U.S. Department of Education has launched a new website for student loan borrowers.

• Apr 28, 2016

2 More Boston Schools Found To Have Unsafe Levels Of Lead In Drinking Water

Drinking fountains at the Boston Latin Academy in Roxbury and the Murphy School in Dorchester have been found to contain high levels of lead.

• Apr 26, 2016

Mass. To Offer Tuition Rebates For Community College, State University Students

Massachusetts plans to offer tuition rebates to full-time, qualifying students who begin their studies at a community college and go on to earn a bachelor's degree at a state university.

• Apr 21, 2016

Day Care Costs More Than College In Massachusetts, Study Finds

Infant care in the Bay State is the priciest in the country.

• Apr 12, 2016

City Councilor Tito Jackson: Some Boston School Discipline 'Unreasonable'

Boston City Councilor Tito Jackson is upset about the high rate of suspensions from some Boston schools--ninety-five percent of which are over non-violent, non-drug-related issues.

• Apr 12, 2016

Eye On Education: Chelmsford Students Make Math Music Videos

Chelmsford Middle School students are getting a lesson in math, girl power, and music video production all in one afternoon.

• Apr 4, 2016

Boston Latin Takes Disciplinary Action Against Student Who Posted Racially-Tinged Comments

In a letter to the school community, headmaster Lynne Mooney Teta said the school would not condone hateful, racially-motivated incidents of any nature.

• Mar 31, 2016

I-Team: Foreign Students Paying To Attend Mass. High Schools

The I-Team found the large numbers have given rise to an industry of education middlemen, some of whom operate with little or no scrutiny.

• Mar 30, 2016

Cohasset School District Under Fire For Handling Of Snow Closing

The Cohasset School District told parents Monday morning that school would be closed--but the message came only a short time after the school community was told class would go on as scheduled.

• Mar 21, 2016

Massachusetts Reviewing Sick, Vacation Time Policies At Colleges

The Department of Higher Education has launched a review of decades-old leave policies for top officials.

• Mar 17, 2016

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