Nearly 7.7 million student loan borrowers within a Biden-era repayment plan will begin to see interest accrue once again on their student loans, the U.S. Department of Education announced Wednesday.
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Maura Healey: Trump administration won’t release $108 million meant for Mass. schools
The Healey administration is condemning the Trump administration’s decision to withhold billions in funding for the nation’s schools, about $108 million of which was due to be in the Bay State’s coffers on July 1.
Massachusetts education board bars locked, forced ‘time-out rooms’ in schools
The Massachusetts education board voted to narrow the use of “time-out” rooms in schools, taking steps to ensure the spaces are safe and unlocked, and seclusion is only used in emergency situations.
State data raises questions of bullying reporting a decade after landmark anti-bullying law
For just over a decade Massachusetts has one of the best ranking anti-bullying laws on the books, but for some experts and school communities the question remains how well is it being acted on?
New lottery admissions for Massachusetts vocational schools passed by state education board
Vocational schools will now use a lottery system for admissions across Massachusetts, following a state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education vote altering the long-controversial admissions process Tuesday.
Chicago superintendent Pedro Martinez tapped for next Massachusetts Education Commissioner
The Massachusetts education board voted Tuesday to select outgoing Chicago Public Schools head Pedro Martinez as the next state Commissioner of Education.
