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STATE WIRE: MASS EDUCATORS WELCOME CDC GUIDANCE TO MASK UP IN SCHOOL

Written by LILY BOHLKE Posted July 29, 2021 Filed Under: COVID, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

"Masking was one of three or four critical mitigation strategies that really helped control transmission in the school buildings."

Filed Under: COVID, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Boston, COVID, Massachusetts, news, news to us, schools

SPECIAL FEATURE: BUREAUCRATIC DYSFUNCTION & PHYSICAL RESTRAINT IN BPS

Written by DANIEL DEFRAIA Posted July 6, 2021 Filed Under: FEATURES, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

A review of documents and interviews reveals a lack of record keeping that reflects a system struggling to comply with state law and reckon with the use of physical restraint

Filed Under: FEATURES, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Boston, BPS, race, schools

FROM BOSTON TO WASHINGTON, POLS ATTEMPT TO GET SCHOOLS ON TRACK

Written by ZACK HUFFMAN Posted June 30, 2021 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

Some of the many problems facing BPS and schools across the state

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Boston Public Schools, Joe Biden, Politics, schools

EXAM SCHOOL TESTS SUSPENDED, WHILE ED SEC KEEPS ON FAILING

Written by ZACK HUFFMAN Posted November 5, 2020 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

Exam school tests suspended, while ed sec who never passed one keeps failing.

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Boston School Committee, BPS, Charlie Baker, schools

STATE WIRE: COALITION TO SAFELY REOPEN MA SCHOOLS VOICES VENTILATION CONCERNS

Written by LAURA ROSBROW-TELEM Posted September 6, 2020 Filed Under: COVID, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

"Ventilation, and that minimum number of air changes per hour that is recommended by engineering experts, is really critical."

Filed Under: COVID, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: coronavirus, COVID, pandemic, schools

SPECIAL FEATURE: A MODERN METCO

Written by BRENDAN MCGUIRK Posted May 29, 2019 Filed Under: FEATURES, Non-fiction

For more than 50 years, Metco has stood as a hallmark effort to address racial disparities in education. But for the progressive civil rights program to keep pace with the national dialogue around race, inequality, and white supremacy, stakeholders say it’s time to reexamine and recommit to Massachusetts’ once-radical program.

Filed Under: FEATURES, Non-fiction Tagged With: Boston, Boston Public Schools, BPS, Charter Schools, Concord, Darren Wilson, education, lexington, Lincoln-Sudbury, METCO, Metco Inc., schools, SCOTUS, segregation, suburbs, Susan Eaton

HIGH SCHOOL: GET YOUR CANNABIS EDUCATION IN MASS

Written by KATHERINE ISBELL Posted April 18, 2018 Filed Under: FEATURES, Guides, LIFESTYLE, Non-fiction, Talking Joints Memo

There are several other opportunities to learn about the medicine and industry—whether you are a physician or simply a curious consumer.

Filed Under: FEATURES, Guides, LIFESTYLE, Non-fiction, Talking Joints Memo Tagged With: cannabis, Commonwealth, Dispensaries, education, Learning, Marijuana, Massachusetts, schools

SPECIAL FEATURE: HOMEROOM HILARITY

Written by DENNIS MALER Posted February 18, 2018 Filed Under: Comedy, FEATURES

Meet the brilliant, warped minds of Boston comedy who are teaching your children by day

Filed Under: Comedy, FEATURES Tagged With: Boston, Chrissy Judge Kelleher, Dan Crohn, Jimmy Bowes, Josh Filipowski, Kristine Blinn, Nick Ortolani, Orlando Baxter, schools, Shaun Connolly, Stirling Smith, teachers

SPECIAL FEATURE: THE HURRICANE CONTINUES

Written by MICHELLE SANTIAGO CORTÉS Posted February 1, 2018 Filed Under: FEATURES, Non-fiction

Luisa Mercedes, 53, is from Aibonito, a mountain municipality in Puerto Rico haunted by a local myth involving a llorona (Spanish for “crier”). She paints an apocalyptic picture of a world ravaged by wind and water: “We saw the cars under water where we were staying. We saw a light post ripped out at the root.” She’s wearing jeans and a puffer jacket zipped up to her chin.

Filed Under: FEATURES, Non-fiction Tagged With: Department of Transitional Assistance, doctors, education, Holyoke, licensure, Massachusetts, MassHealth, nurses, Puerto Rico, reciprocity, schools, Spanish, teachers, western Mass

SPECIAL FEATURE: WAITING FOR RECIPROCITY

Written by SARAH BETANCOURT Posted January 17, 2018 Filed Under: FEATURES, NEWS+OPINIONS, Non-fiction

Springfield and Holyoke in particular have had an influx of displaced Puerto Ricans, coming to stay with their families, in hotels, homeless shelters, and with friends. Beyond the question of what to do for housing as winter settles in comes the concern over employment, and more specifically, what to do for people who have licensure and years of education in their professions.

Filed Under: FEATURES, NEWS+OPINIONS, Non-fiction Tagged With: Department of Transitional Assistance, doctors, education, Holyoke, licensure, Massachusetts, MassHealth, nurses, Puerto Rico, reciprocity, schools, Spanish, teachers, western Mass

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