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Teachers and supporters rally on Monday, Nov. 11, in Gloucester as strikes in three North Shore communities continue over pay, paid parental leave, and other issues. (Steven Senne/AP)

Nov 22, 2024

Gloucester reaches deal with striking teachers

One of three Massachusetts communities reached a deal with their striking teachers union on Friday, leaving two left to hammer out a final agreement.

The Cost Of Child Care

Child care is in crisis. Here's what's being done about it

Most child care centers, like this one in Waltham, closed down in March 2020 as a precaution against the spread of COVID-19. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Child care is a problem for employers, too. Now more of them want solutions

One woman's story about affording child care, while working in early education

Teacher Mandy He works on counting with students at the Acorn Center for Early Education & Care at the Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Why child care in Massachusetts costs so much

Deneen Coren plays with 22-month-old Tsifira. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

How child care can build kids' brains, one interaction at a time

Current and former early educators in Massachusetts. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

We asked 8 child care workers about their joys and frustrations. Here's what they said

A Boston Public Schools bus traveling down Dorchester Avenue. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Boston teachers union holds 'walk-in' protest as contract talks drag on

Local Coverage

Nov 21, 2024

The Great Dome and Building 10 at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

MIT to cover full tuition for undergrads from households making below $200,000

Education

Nov 20, 2024

Teachers from various North Shore schools speak with Gov. Healey's labor advisor Roger Brunelle at the Massachusetts State House. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

North Shore educators on strike rally at State House

Education

Nov 19, 2024

In this Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018, photo students and passers-by walk past an entrance to Boston University College of Arts and Sciences (Steven Senne/AP File Photo)

BU suspends PhD admissions in humanities fields next academic year

Education

Nov 19, 2024

A sign at a student rally on Massachusetts Ave. at MIT, urges the university to "lift the ban on academic free speech." (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Students protest following MIT’s decision to ban issue of pro-Palestinian magazine

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Teacher unions on strike in Beverly, Gloucester face growing fines for refusals to return to classrooms

A third district, Marblehead, voted to go on strike Tuesday. It was brought to court Wednesday and could also face similar fines. Strikes by teachers are rare in Massachusetts, partly...

Education

Nov 14, 2024

Teachers in 3 Massachusetts communities continue strike over pay, paid parental leave

Public schools in the three communities will be closed on Tuesday as teachers hit the picket line over pay, paid parental leave and other issues.

Local Coverage

Nov 12, 2024

The FBI building in Washington. (Alex Brandon/AP)

Massachusetts students receive racist spam texts circulating nationwide

Several students at Stoughton Public Schools and Curry College in Milton on Thursday received racist spam text messages that have been targeting Black students across the country, school officials said.

Education

Nov 8, 2024

A file photo of Beverly school buses in a parking lot. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Teachers go on strike on Massachusetts' North Shore

The teachers' unions Gloucester and Beverly voted to strike Thursday night, and Marblehead voted on Friday night. The unions are advocating for better wages for paraprofessionals, parental leave benefits and...

Education

Nov 8, 2024

MTA President Max Page and vice president Deb McCarthy address a crowd of supporters at the Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel Tuesday night. (Suevon Lee/WBUR)

With MCAS exit exam scrapped, supporters say more 'authentic learning' comes next

Massachusetts public high schoolers will no longer have to pass the 10th-grade standardized tests in math, English and science to earn their diploma, starting with this year’s senior class. But...

Education

03:46Nov 6, 2024

Question 2 wins: Mass. voters end MCAS high school graduation requirement

Voters approved Question 2, the campaign to end requiring public high school students to pass the MCAS in order to earn their diplomas.

Education

Nov 6, 2024

A Holyoke Public Schools bus. (Courtesy of Holyoke Public Schools via NEPM)

Holyoke schools to be back in local control in July 2025

State education officials announced Tuesday a "provisional decision" to remove Holyoke Public Schools from receivership after nearly a decade.

Local Coverage

Oct 30, 2024

Students and faculty walk out of the Campus Center at UMass Boston. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

UMass streamlines 'free' message to working families

Tuition and fees will be covered for Massachusetts resident students whose families earn less than $75,000 starting in the fall of 2025, according to UMass President Marty Meehan.

Education

Oct 29, 2024

Democratic presidential candidate and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg talks to supporters Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020 in Detroit. (Carlos Osorio/AP)

Billionaire Mike Bloomberg funnels $2.5M toward opposing MCAS ballot measure

Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has donated $2.5 million to the “Vote No on 2” campaign that opposes a ballot measure to remove the MCAS high school graduation...

Education

Oct 28, 2024

The campus of Yale University is seen, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024, in New Haven, Conn. (Jessica Hill/AP)

New Haven rejected plans for a Black college in 1831. Generations later, it's considering an apology

Officials in New Haven, Connecticut, are considering a public apology for a decision by city leaders in 1831 to reject what would have been the nation's first Black college.

Local Coverage

Oct 28, 2024