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All high schools in Massachusetts were required to reopen for full-time, in-person learning Monday, though some have received state-approved delays. Massachusetts school officials announced the mandated return to classrooms for all high school students last month. Some school districts have successfully applied for waivers, while others brought students back sooner. Massachusetts education officials did not respond to requests for the…

In Andover, about 1,500 students return Monday to a building that’s struggled with overcrowding, making it hard to maintain social distance.

The president of the American Federation of Teachers is calling for a full return to in-person learning in the fall and says the union is “all in.”

The Boston School Committee is adopting more difficult standards to graduate high school, beginning with the class of 2026. Starting with this year’s seventh graders, students will have to complete a state-recommended program, called the MassCore, in order to graduate. Requirements set by the MassCore include four years of English, Math and PE in addition to three years of science…

The Boston Public School Committee voted overwhelmingly to adopt a more rigorous state-recommended program, MassCore, thereby bolstering graduation requirements.

Americans can begin applying for $50 off their internet bill on Wednesday as part of an emergency government program to keep people connected during the pandemic.

Three freshmen women are suspended after allegedly being pictured partying without masks at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, according to reports.

During the coronavirus crisis, families are finding that financial aid provides access to schools they otherwise couldn’t afford.

The pain of student debt is worse for some than others. Here’s who would benefit most from cancellation of the loans.

Lindiwe Tsope has become the first graduate of Oprah Winfrey’s Leadership Academy for Girls in South Africa to be awarded a PhD.

Teachers want to get parents more involved with personal finance education in a way that helps everyone learn.

About one-third of parents in Boston, Massachusetts have decided to keep their children learning remotely at home rather than returning back to school. About a week and a half after grades K-8 were allowed to return to in-person learning, data shows more than 10,000 eligible students at home, according to the Boston Herald. The district’s superintendent told the Herald that…

About one third of parents in Boston, Massachusetts decided to keep their children learning remotely at home.

A state university professor is denouncing an award-winning initiative named The 1619 Project, calling the project and its creator misleading, bigoted, and more. But the professor’s critique, and how he distributed it, has raised questions.

For decades, the model minority myth has kept Asian Americans out of important equity conversations and held individuals back in school, at work and in life.

Sue O’Connell sat down with Simone Ngongi-Lukula and Ben Forman from MassINC, who are calling for greater access to early college programs for underserved students.

President Joe Biden declared Wednesday night in his first address to a joint session of Congress that “America is rising anew,” and pointed optimistically to the nation’s emergence from the pandemic as a vital moment to rebuild the U.S. economy and fundamentally transform government roles in American life.

In President Biden’s first address to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday night, he opened by declaring, “America is on the move again.”

President Joe Biden gave his first address to Congress on Wednesday. Here are some key moments from his speech.

President Joe Biden on Wednesday called for the U.S. to provide universal preschool and ensure no household spends more than 7% of their income on child care.