The most recent ranking of the state’s best public high schools differed little from previous ratings. As expected, it was dominated by an eminent Boston institution and several well-heeled suburban standard bearers, along with a unique Worcester-based magnet school for grades 11 and 12. Niche, a company that reviews and ranks schools from elementary age […]
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‘The potential to be great’
FITCHBURG — Nursing students at Fitchburg State University will benefit from cutting edge technology and next-level simulations thanks to generous grants from the Elaine Nicpon Marieb Charitable Foundation and the George I. Alden Trust. The grants will fund wearable technology to let students and instructors utilize the latest augmented reality software as well as stipends […]
Former Boston Police commissioner Ed Davis auditing safety, security at Brockton High School
The former Boston Police commissioner who led the city department at the time of the 2013 Marathon bombings is conducting an audit at Brockton High School, embroiled by student violence that officials say is starting to decline.
Massachusetts teachers union faces heat for anti-racism program with ‘antisemitic and anti-Israel falsehoods’
The Massachusetts Teachers Association is again coming under fire for its actions related to the Israel-Hamas war. Jewish groups are slamming the union for holding an anti-racism program that boosts “antisemitic and anti-Israel falsehoods.”
Bilingual Nashoba Tech students speak on state ed panel
WESTFORD — Three students at Nashoba Valley Technical High School sat on a student panel run by the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education about the Seal of Biliteracy. Maria Clara Resende (sophomore, Chelmsford, Marketing), Lorenna Teixeira (senior, Ayer, Dental Assisting), and Lorrainy Rodrigues (sophomore, Ayer, Engineering Technology) are native speakers of Portuguese, and […]
North Middlesex Regional requires $3M override from towns
TOWNSEND — Voters in both Pepperell and Townsend will be asked to approve a Proposition 2 1/2 override to fully fund the adopted fiscal 2025 budget for the North Middlesex Regional School District. The District is asking its communities for an additional $3 million for next year’s fiscal budget, a measure they is needed due […]
