Kids’ disability rights cases stalled as Trump began to overhaul Education Department
Tylisa Guyton of Taylor, Michigan, filed a complaint with the Office for Civil Rights on Jan. 20 over her 16-year-old son’s ...
Critics say new lottery admission proposal for vocational schools would exclude up to 50% of some cities’ students
An upcoming long-awaited proposal to change vocational schools’ admissions policies to use a lottery system could actually ...
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State unveils lottery system for voke admissions
Gov. Maura Healey's administration is proposing a new statewide admissions policy for vocational schools that includes a lottery system to fill high demand seats in the programs, but ...
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2 teenagers arrested in Texas on suspicion of plotting attack at school, FBI says
Two teenagers were arrested in Houston on suspicion of plotting an attack at a local school, the FBI Houston office said in a ...
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Poughkeepsie School District renames 3 buildings after historical figures. See what they chose.
After years of research and community engagement, the Poughkeepsie City School District will rename George Clinton Elementary ...
New MPS superintendent says fixes could take years. Kids can't wait that long. | Opinion
As a proud MPS graduate, I am deeply invested in its success. It is crucial to recognize that meaningful progress can no ...
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Parents Lose Appeal Over School’s Gender Identity Notification Policy
A federal appeals court ruled for a district in the case of a 9th grader who did not want officials to notify parents of gender transition.
Court rejects parents' challenge to Massachusetts school's gender identity policy
A Massachusetts school district's policy against notifying parents without a student's consent if the child asks to use a ...
An elected Boston School Committee is the bad idea that never dies
The elected school committees of the 1960s and 1970s were disproportionately represented by demagogues and deplorables like ...
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Groups seek more funds to avert 'crisis' in education
A coalition of education groups is calling on Beacon Hill leaders to take "immediate" action to address a funding "crisis" in the state's public school system.
‘We have no voice or vote:’ Amid BPS’s struggles, a renewed call for an elected Boston School Committee
The Boston City Council is considering a new measure that would transform the School Committee into an elected body that ...
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Brenda Cassellius needs additional power to get MPS reforms it desperately needs | Opinion
MPS should be placed in receivership for three years while granting the new superintendent statutory authority for budgeting and educational decisions ...