2,000 migrant students added to 74 Mass. school districts this year
The migrant crisis in Massachusetts has added about 2,000 students to schools in 74 districts this academic year.
The migrant crisis in Massachusetts has added about 2,000 students to schools in 74 districts this academic year.
There are now roughly 2,000 migrant students in Massachusetts schools. WBZ TV's Kate Merrill spoke to the education secretary about how the state is helping cities and towns with the sudden influx.
Superintendent Josh Vadala said Peabody schools have welcomed in several new migrant children without giving less to students already there.
Peabody schools superintendent Josh Vadala explains how his city's schools have welcomed in several new migrant children without giving less to students already there. WBZ TV's Kate Merrill reports.
WBZ TV political analyst Jon Keller is speaking with the executive director of the Massachusetts Municipal Association about state revenue collections and his concern about the cost of the migrant crisis.
According to the Healey administration, in the last five months more than 3,500 new arrivals have been assisted with work authorizations.
Massachusetts is paying millions to vendors in the migrant crisis with little oversight on how taxpayer money is being spent
WBZ-TV political analyst Jon Keller talks to Massachusetts Sen. President Karen Spilka.
Dozens of families moved into an emergency shelter Tuesday at the Lowell Inn and Conference Center that was set up earlier this year to help handle the influx of migrants moving into Massachusetts.
State contracts obtained by the I-Team show taxpayers are paying tens of millions of dollars to hotels for rooms and food.
Massachusetts will open a temporary shelter at the former Soldiers Home in Chelsea.
A man charged with raping a teenage girl with disabilities at an emergency shelter is being held without bail following a dangerousness hearing on Friday.
WBZ TV's Louisa Moller explains what she saw at the United States' northern border in the second part of her interview with Paula Ebben.
WBZ TV's Louisa Moller explains what she learned about migrant crossings at the northern border of the United States in Vermont.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says he may send Haitian migrants to Martha's Vineyard.
As Beacon Hill struggles to deal with a surge of homeless migrants, Governor Maura Healey finds herself dealing with another surge -- of political outrage over reports of migrant crime.
Gov. Maura Healey confirmed a man charged with the rape of a 15-year-old girl with disabilities at a Rockland hotel housing migrants entered the United States through a federal program.
WBZ TV's Brandon Truitt reports.
WBZ TV's Brandon Truitt reports.
In the last year, U.S. Border Patrol agents said they have arrested record numbers of migrants trying to cross the northern border of the United States.
WBZ TV's Louisa Moller reports.
President Biden expressed remorse, saying he didn't want to demean any group, and sought to differentiate himself from former President Donald Trump.
The new Fort Point emergency shelter opened its doors for its first guests on Thursday night for about 20 Haitian migrants, including men, women, and several young toddlers.
A temporary shelter for migrant families is set to open in Boston's Fort Point neighborhood next week.
The shelter will remain open until June, when the licensing agreement runs out, but will have the opportunity to extend the agreement for another 90 days.
Police said they used genetic genealogy, which uses DNA to determine how closely two people are related, to name 71-year-old Stephen Paul Gale as the suspect in the 1989 cold case.
The Museum of Science in Boston announced Tuesday that it will soon be undergoing a "major renovation."
The large explosion of energy and light from the sun comes just days after Earth was slammed with the biggest geomagnetic storm in more than 20 years.
Save money shopping for microSD memory cards for your phone, camera, drone or other tech gear,
Comcast's StreamSaver arrives at a time when major entertainment companies are teaming up to try to turn a profit from streaming.
Testimony in Karen Read's high-profile Massachusetts murder trial resumed on Tuesday.
The encampment on Harvard Yard is ending after nearly 3 weeks on campus.
A student at Berklee College of Music in Boston was punched to the ground in a random attack, a police report says.
The Bruins need to beat the Panthers on Tuesday night to keep their season alive, but they'll have to do it without captain Brad Marchand.
2014 Boston Marathon winner Buzunesh Deba finally got her prize money, but it came from a stranger, not race organizers.
Researchers at Yale University determined that people are more likely to remember something if it is unusual or surprising.
Massachusetts researchers found a gene variant that could put some Black Americans at higher risk for heart failure and death, and the variant is not particularly rare.
Researchers at UCLA looked at whether or not a simple blood test could one day diagnose if someone would have a stroke.
Some of the strains in the "FLiRT" group are closely related to the JN.1 COVID variant from last winter.
Dr. Mallika Marshall answers a viewer's question on how to treat a Baker's cyst that's causing her lots of pain.
The I-Team uncovered a posting on a Massachusetts State Police Instagram account that used a song with racial slurs and talked about guns.
Massachusetts is paying millions to vendors in the migrant crisis with little oversight on how taxpayer money is being spent
A Townsend woman was scammed into believing a famous actor was in love with her. Then the case took on a potentially more sinister turn.
State contracts obtained by the I-Team show taxpayers are paying tens of millions of dollars to hotels for rooms and food.
A fourth-grade teacher at an elementary school in Cambridge is facing child rape charges.
Many residents say they really like Boston, but say the cost of living and high housing prices are taking a toll.
Despite an April revenue haul that exceeded forecasts, there is still anxiety on Beacon Hill about overall revenue shortfalls and economic uncertainty.
Surveys have found that support for Israel is "fairly consistent," regardless of campus protests.
Quincy City Council President Ian Cain and Swansea attorney John Deaton are seeking the Republican nomination to run against Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
Pro-Palestinian students have accelerated their protests of the Israel-Hamas war. But are the they helping or hurting their cause?
You can once again grab a cocktail to go in Massachusetts.
April 20, 2024 is Record Store Day. See which record shops in Massachusetts are participating.
Boston Dynamics' latest robot is ready to "exceed human capabilities," the company says.
Rising costs are forcing small businesses located on Boston's Massachusetts Avenue to close.
Boston-based box wine brand Alileo teamed up with Caffe Nero to launch a coffee and wine experience in Massachusetts.
Castle Hill on the Crane Estate is a sprawling seaside mansion in Ipswich dating back to the 1920s with something for all visitors.
Host Rachel Holt visits the nearly 100-year-old carousel and meets the man in charge of restoring all 66 horses.
Located in Windsor Locks, Connecticut, the New England Air Museum features 90,000 square feet of military and civil aircraft.
Since 1934, Neon Williams has made tens of thousands of neon signs from small ones for restaurants to Boston's famed Citgo sign.
The Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay, Maine offers more than 300 acres of the largest public garden space in New England.
The Boston PWHL team is one win away from advancing to the Finals
The Bruins need to beat the Panthers on Tuesday night to keep their season alive, but they'll have to do it without captain Brad Marchand.
After a slow start to the postseason, Jrue Holiday was the two-way menace the Celtics needed him to be in two roads wins in Cleveland.
Jayson Tatum was really pumped after Jaylen Brown's dagger three Boston's Game 4 win over the Cavs. Maybe a little too pumped.
Amed Rosario hit a two-run triple during Tampa Bay's three-run first inning and the Rays beat the Boston Red Sox 5-3 on Monday night.
Researchers spotted a 37-year-old right whale mother named Wolf and her calf off the coast of Massachusetts.
The 2024 cicada broods will not be emerging in Massachusetts - but the buzzing bugs are set to appear here in 2025.
A pair of vultures thought to be "actively dying" actually had too much to drink, wildlife rescuers in Connecticut say.
A fluffy pile of golden retrievers took over the Boston Common in memory of Spencer the marathon dog.
The thick fog made for an eerie sight as the Mayflower II crossed the Cape Cod Canal.