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The grant money is under review to determine if it aligns with the president's priorities, the state has said.
With education facing impending cuts at the federal level, the new $61 billion state budget continues free school lunches, ...
Teachers, police officers, firefighters and other workers live in overcrowded and substandard housing, or even in their cars ...
Local officials are sounding off on the decision by President Donald J. Trump’s administration to withhold millions of ...
The 204, a former middle school in Harwich, has been transformed into a thriving arts and cultural center. With 36 studios, ...
Western Mass News reached out to the Massachusetts Teachers Association for comment. They told us they agree with device free ...
Five marijuana-related bills in Massachusetts have been scheduled for public hearings in the Joint Committee on Cannabis ...
Governor Maura Healey says she supports a bill that is gaining traction on Beacon Hill that would ban cell phones in public ...
The state Senate advanced a bill Tuesday night that would require public schools to restrict phone use. The Joint Education Committee redrafted legislation combining seven different Senate bills, ...
Antisemitism is a “pervasive and escalating problem” in local K-12 schools, according to a Bay State commission that’s ...
The Massachusetts Senate is moving forward on a bill to ban cellphone use in all Massachusetts schools. The Joint Education ...
The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced a significant milestone this week in the state’s universal free school meals program.