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Poll: Some Mass. families shy away from 4-year degrees, but community college plans rise
1+ hour, 34+ min ago (496+ words) Massachusetts parents are increasingly seeing community college, rather than a bachelor's degree, as the next step in their children's education, according to a survey released Wednesday by Ed Trust and Mass Inc Polling. Forty-five percent of parents say their child…...
Harvard psychiatrist Robert Coles, Pulitzer Prize-winning author who championed needs of children, dies
2+ day, 48+ min ago (875+ words) Harvard University professor Robert Coles, the psychiatrist and Pulitzer Prize-winning author who championed the cause of children grappling with poverty and segregation, has died at 97, his son said Sunday. The elder Coles was famed for documenting the needs of children,…...
In 2018, Americans recoiled at the idea of family separation. Now it's happening again
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (331+ words) These are American children. Citizens. What my time in the Valley taught me is that this news will be absorbed and forgotten. Not because people are cruel, but because normalization is how systems sustain themselves. The checkpoints had not always…...
Pandemic recovery is uneven across Mass. school districts, per new study
3+ week, 6+ day ago (708+ words) Academic recovery after the pandemic is unfolding along two sharply different paths in Massachusetts. Students in wealthy school districts are nearing their 2019 performance, according to an annual report released Wednesday. At the same time, students in low-income districts remain far…...
Activism is an essential part of mothering
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (863+ words) WBUR In South Africa in the 1950s and "60s, my maternal grandmother was a member of the anti-apartheid activist group the Black Sash. Members, mostly liberal white women, would stand in silence on busy roads, holding signs that said things like "Free…...
The U. S. infant formula supply is largely safe. What could make it even cleaner?
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (75+ words) WBUR A new government survey of infant formula shows that the U. S. supply is largely free of "forever chemicals" and other contaminants. Here & Now's Robin Young speaks with STAT reporter Sarah Todd about her takeaways from the results and the other…...
MCAS scores still not back to pre-pandemic levels
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (588+ words) Massachusetts students continue to lag behind pre-pandemic performance in standardized testing, according to the latest MCAS results released on Monday. Overall, about 42% of the state's students met testing expectations " compared to about half of all students before the pandemic. The…...
How a garden enthusiast is inspiring children to fall in love with reading
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (108+ words) Teachers, parents and caregivers are reading aloud the same book on Thursday as part of a national "Read for the Record" effort to increase awareness about early literacy. Here & Now's Indira Lakshmanan speaks with Marcus Bridgewater, also known as the…...
Here's how Gov. Healey wants to curb social media for minors in Mass.
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (725+ words) WBUR But first, the news: On Beacon Hill: Following a false start last week, Gov. Maura Healey is formally joining the chat about restricting social media for minors. However, her take differs from the House bill to ban social media…...
The teachers pushing back on screens in schools
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1821+ words) It's not just phones anymore. More teachers and even entire U. S. school districts are cutting back the time students spend on laptops and other screens. How do students really learn " and do screens help or hurt? Inge Esping, principal at Mc…...