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A box of crayons in a classroom in Boston. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Norfolk says migrant students can enroll in town's schools, despite earlier statement

Town officials in Norfolk say they will welcome migrant children into district schools after a statement issued earlier in the week set off concern among some advocates.

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

(Adam Glanzman/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Black child suffers 'egregious' racial bullying at Brookline middle school, civil rights complaint asserts

11 Harvard protesters banned from graduation will get diplomas

Framingham schools' former bus vendor pays $265K to settle bus contract dispute

A shrinking population of graduating high schoolers fuel enrollment fears at UMass

Department of Education and Brown University reach agreement on antidiscrimination efforts

Tufts to offer Fine Arts undergrads free MBTA passes this fall

About 600 students enrolled in the School of the Museum of Fine Arts will qualify for a pass. Tufts chose this population because SMFA programs are largely based outside of...

UMass students and others arrested at May protest to return to court

The pretrial conferences are scheduled for the more than 100 people facing charges after the UMass chancellor's controversial order on May 7 for police to clear the pro-Palestinian protest encampment.

Local Coverage

Jul 8, 2024

Child care is impacting the costs families have to pay. (Lourdes Balduque/Getty Images)

Study highlights gaps in child care subsidy access due to state income eligibility caps

The study found that in Massachusetts, about 17% of kids who were eligible for child care support under federal definitions actually received assistance in 2020.

Education

Jul 5, 2024

Johnston Gate at Harvard University. (Joe Difazio for WBUR)

House committee sends inquiry to Harvard over China conference protest

A letter from the U.S. House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party sent Monday to Harvard's interim president Alan Garber requests responses to questions about security at the event...

Education

Jul 2, 2024

The five turbines of the Block Island Wind Farm off the coast of Rhode Island. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Mass. high schoolers to get a jump start on offshore wind job training

Up to 125 students from across five high schools are expected to participate next school year in a program to provide hands-on learning geared towards jobs in the renewable energy...

Local Coverage

Jun 25, 2024

Volunteer parents and family members lead children through activities at a parent-child play group at the Mario Umana Academy in East Boston. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

As Boston pursues 'hub' model, city battles memories of segregated neighborhood schools

The neighborhood school model was a big driver of inequity among Boston public schools in the years before mandatory busing. BPS is hoping that a new kind of school model...

Education

05:54Jun 21, 2024

The Boston Public Schools headquarters at the Bruce Bolling Municipal Building in Roxbury. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Boston Public Schools ends school year early due to Celtics parade

School leaders say large crowds and heavy traffic could impact students' commutes home and potentially cause long waits for school buses and MBTA service.

Education

Jun 20, 2024

Yang Cao pushes his sons Zhentao and Yiteng on the swings at Menino Park in Charlestown. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Busing turned a Charlestown school into a Mandarin language magnet. Now that program's closing

By 1975, many elementary school students were bused from Chinatown to schools in Charlestown. Today, there's still a significant number of Chinese students attending a Charlestown elementary school. Still, 50...

Education

04:41Jun 20, 2024

How school segregation survived Boston’s busing

Boston schools are more segregated now than than they were 30 years ago. Did integration fail, or did the people?

Education

03:42Jun 19, 2024

Mass. teachers unions explore new strategies to address hot classrooms

Some unions want to add classroom temperature maximums to their contracts, while others say state and district officials should prioritize funding new buildings that are climate-resilient.

Education

Jun 18, 2024