Public Education
Massachusetts school board under fire over event featuring a drag showA Massachusetts school board is facing intense scrutiny from community members after an event featuring a drag queen was held at a district high school. During a Sutton School Committee… Read More
Public Education
‘The left is eating its own’: An ‘intersectional’ atomic bomb hit a local public school in Amherst(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A school district in Massachusetts is engulfed in tension following claims that two school counselors were involved in harmful encounters with transgender students, leading to… Read More
Public Education
Democrat Gov. Maura Healy promotes commonsense education policies despite teachers’ union pushbackMassachusetts Democratic Gov. Maura Healy is promoting commonsense education reforms, despite pressure from the state’s teachers’ union to do otherwise. In a recent interview, Healy highlighted two areas – literacy… Read More
State Government
Massachusetts spending millions more on shelters and housing(The Center Square) – Massachusetts will spend additional funds on shelters as the only “right-to-shelter” law state continues to be overwhelmed with migrants. The state Senate moved to assist the… Read More
Public Education
Massachusetts high school denied National Guard help tries cell phone ban nextA Massachusetts high school is implementing a cell phone ban in hopes of curbing student violence, after the governor refused to send in the National Guard. Brockton High School has… Read More
Culture
Trans activists defend male student who injured female opponents in high school basketball gameKIPP Academy of Massachusetts is doubling down on defending a trans-identifying male student who injured multiple female opponents in a girls’ high school basketball game. The… Read More
Courts
‘Illegal and unlawful’: Teachers’ unions in two states sued by parents over harmful strikesTeachers’ union strikes exact a heavy toll on students and families – a toll leading parents in Chicago and Newton, Massachusetts to file separate lawsuits against their respective unions. The suits,… Read More
Public Education
Massachusetts high school asks for National Guard to combat violenceCommittee members at a Massachusetts high school want the National Guard to help combat violence at the school, as a new “equity” law interferes with student discipline. The committee of… Read More
Public Education
Striking Massachusetts teachers criticized for ‘pub crawl’ amid contract negotiationsAs Massachusetts teachers with the Newton Teacher Association (NTA) prepare to sign newly negotiated contracts after an illegal strike, some locals are criticizing the teachers for planning a “pub crawl”… Read More
Public Education
‘Not bargaining in good faith’: Illegal Massachusetts teachers’ strike continues despite massive fines, parent lawsuitA Massachusetts teachers’ union is in its second week of an illegal strike, even though it’s racking up hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines for doing so. The Newton… Read More
Public Education
Unload your ‘backpacks of privilege’: Boston Public Schools ‘thrilled’ about ‘anti-racist’ Black Lives Matter at School programIn a letter to parents, Boston Public Schools announced its participation in the Black Lives Matter at School program as part of its “embracing anti-racism.” “As… Read More
Culture
MIT lobbied against reviewing foreign funds flowing into universities, emails show(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) pushed the Biden administration to oppose increased scrutiny of large foreign donations to colleges and universities, newly released emails… Read More
Courts
DOJ: Chinese national convicted of stalking, threatening student at American college campus(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A federal jury convicted a Chinese national and Berklee College of Music student for threatening and stalking someone who posted flyers supporting democracy in China… Read More
Public Education
Massachusetts teachers’ union faces $375,000 fine and more fallout for illegal strikeThe Newton Teachers Association is facing a penalty up to $375,000 for its illegal strike, Mayor Ruthanne Fuller announced Monday. The strike began on Jan. 19… Read More
Public Education
‘Illegal actions harm our kids and disrupt the lives of our families,’ says Massachusetts Mayor on teachers’ union’s illegal strikeA Massachusetts teachers’ union has gone on strike, even though the state outlawed public union strikes. The Newton Teachers Association voted to strike on Thursday after negotiations with the school… Read More
Culture
‘Putting politics over patient care’: Medical center under fire for threat to deny care to patients who use ‘unwelcome’ wordsA Massachusetts hospital announced a new code of conduct, which could result in denial of care to patients who use “unwelcome words.” Milford Regional Medical Center’s new… Read More
Culture
This national school choice week, let’s celebrate return to founding principles(The Daily Signal) – The school choice policies sweeping the nation may be among the most innovative—and promising—enacted in recent memory. Yet they also embody a return to principles… Read More
Public Education
Boston may close half its public schools due to low enrollment, consolidationPublic school enrollment in Boston has plummeted over the past two decades, forcing its leadership to consolidate and close as many as 59 schools. Boston Public Schools (BPS) recently released… Read More
Culture
Massachusetts universities submit pro-abortion ‘readiness’ plans to state, paving the way for on-campus chemical abortionsPublic universities in Massachusetts just submitted abortion “readiness plans” to the state, which outline such services as “providing medication abortions” and referring students to other abortion providers. The submission of… Read More
Public Education
High school bans ‘USA Day’ for being too ‘politicized’(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A Massachusetts high school principal said in a letter to parents that the school had canceled Friday’s “USA” theme day to avoid sparking controversy and… Read More