Christopher Huffaker

“Hopefully, when I let them know the cost, they will not want to do it," an official wrote in an email.

The bill’s passage marks a rare setback for the Massachusetts Teachers Association, although the legislation still needs Senate approval.

Massachusetts House leaders plan to pass a bill this week that that would require school curriculums and teacher training be aligned with evidence-based reading instruction.

Our math and reading scores have been declining for a decade. The “Southern Surge” should be a wake-up call.

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Many of these children missed the worst of the pandemic, even going to group childcare at an early age without masks.

The union is riding high after a series of victories in state ballot referendums and local contract fights.

The state's small homeschool sector also grew by half.

High absenteeism has persisted in all demographics and nearly every district.

Democrat-led states like Massachusetts will have to choose between worsening budget problems for public schools and passing up scholarship money funded with their federal tax dollars.

The state’s $108 million is part of more than $6 billion in funds the Trump administration is withholding from education programs across the country.

A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to bring back the workers, but they remain effectively on leave.

Data show school buses remain the safest transportation option for Boston students despite risks.

The district's school buses have about 400 crashes per year, according to data released by the city.

The vocational school decision follows years of criticism from advocates who argue the schools’ selective admissions processes lock many marginalized students out of the schools.

Tariffed steel and lumber for New England school buildings often come from nearby Canada.

The majority of the Mass. COVID education money was for Springfield and New Bedford schools.

A new executive order is the latest salvo in a back-and-forth that extends back to a 2014 Obama policy that brought "disparate impact" principles to school discipline.

Dozens of Massachusetts superintendents said it will be years before students catch up to pre-COVID levels.

The state's education commissioner oversees day-to-day operations of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, which regulates public and charter K-12 schools, among other duties.