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More than 30 schools cut ties with race-based program after fed crackdown(Daily Caller News Foundation) â At least 31 universities are severing their partnerships with an organization that the Trump administration has accused of illegal racial discrimination in Ph.D. programs. The Department… Read More
Culture
Massachusetts hospital system to stop giving sex change drugs to minors, but will still ‘affirm’ gender identities via counselingA major Massachusetts hospital system has announced it will stop prescribing puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones to patients under 18. Baystate Health, which has four hospitals in western Massachusetts, informed parents and… Read More
Culture
Massachusetts mom speaks out after transgender track runner keeps daughter from advancingA mother is calling for changes to Massachusetts school sports rules after she says a male transgender athlete displaced her daughter at a girlsâ indoor track meet. Read More
Public Education
Massachusetts public school staffer describes âextreme violent behaviorsâ after superintendent downplays classroom incidentsClassroom violence is escalating inside one Massachusetts district while administrators are ignoring or downplaying its scope, a staffer argued at a recent school committee meeting. “In my five-and-a-half years thus far working as an ed assistant in the Taunton Public… Read More
Government
In a win for Christian families, Massachusetts walks back requirement of foster parents to affirm gender identityMassachusetts officials have retreated from a foster care licensing rule blocking some Christian families from serving as foster parents after federal regulators warned the policy raised constitutional concerns. The… Read More
Public Education
Massachusetts school district looking for LGBT, âanti-racistâ advocate for math teacher positionThe third-largest city in Massachusetts is seeking a middle school special education math teacher, and the job posting lists ideological activism as a preferred qualification. The Springfield Public Schools listing, published last… Read More
Public Education
Massachusetts audit chastises district leadership for âunconscionable, highly disturbingâ $18M deficitA Massachusetts district has drawn withering criticism from the state Office of the Inspector General (OIG) after its overspending during the 2023 fiscal year created an âunprecedentedâ $18 million deficit. Read More
Public Education
Massachusetts public-school staff missed average of 12 days in 2024-25, report concludesÂPublic schools nationwide are still wrestling with high chronic student absenteeism after the COVID-19 pandemic â but what happens when staffers also skip attending? It may… Read More
Government
Massachusetts governor appoints male trans person to women’s commissionÂGovernor Maura Healey has appointed a biologically male transgender activist to the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women, a state-run body presenting itself as a voice for women and girls. The move has drawn… Read More
Public Education
Swastika incidents in Massachusetts school district trigger âresponse guideâ to fight hate, antisemitismAntisemitism has surfaced in âone of Massachusettsâ most expensive towns to live inâ â causing Weston Public Schools to begin creating a response guide for its middle- and high-school students,… Read More
Public Education
Middle school told parents to keep quiet about survey asking kids about suicide, gender identity(Daily Caller News Foundation) â A survey aimed at middle school children asks kids about gender identity, climate change anxiety and even suicidal thoughts â and warns parents to ânot share… Read More
Courts
Two men charged in explosion at Harvard Medical SchoolTwo Massachusetts men have been arrested in connection with a Nov. 1 explosion inside a Harvard Medical School building, according to federal prosecutors. Logan David Patterson, 18, of Plymouth, and… Read More
Government
Massachusetts House passes legislation promoting phonics in literacy educationThe Massachusetts House of Representatives passed a literacy reform bill last week that would require public schools to use reading programs grounded in phonics and other… Read More
Culture
Harvard report: âEasy Aâ at one of most prestigious colleges shouldnât be the standardThe grade system at Harvard University is âfailing to perform the key functions of gradingâ and âdamaging the academic culture of the College,â according to a new 25-page internal report. Read More
Culture
Massachusetts public library hosting after-school âPride Club for KidsâA public library in western Massachusetts plans to host an after-school club where children can discuss sexual orientation and gender identity without parental consent. The South Hadley Public Library advertises… Read More
Public Education
Massachusetts district sees âsteepest single-year declineâ in enrollment since 2010Mirroring a nationwide trend, Nantucket Public Schools (NPS) in Massachusetts is struggling with decreased enrollment its superintendent suggests is due in part from students leaving for… Read More
Culture
Massachusetts revokes Christian foster family’s license over religious viewsA Christian couple in Woburn, Massachusetts, lost their foster care license after refusing to agree to a state policy requiring parents to affirm a foster childâs so-called gender identity and… Read More
Public Education
Boston school apologizes after honoring communist dictators, revolutionaries during Hispanic Heritage MonthA Boston elementary school included communist and authoritarian leaders on a display for Hispanic Heritage Month, prompting backlash from parents and community members. Perry K-6 School Principal Brendan McGrath apologized… Read More
Public Education
Massachusetts public school district teaching first graders gender ideologyFirst graders in a Massachusetts public school district are being taught about gender theory as part of their social studies curriculum, according to documents shared with families this month. A … Read More
Public Education
Boston University study cites stateâs private-school growth, public-school decline since COVID pandemicÂA new Boston University study has discovered the most affluent 20% of public-school districts in Massachusetts lost more students than the other 80% combined since the COVID-19 pandemic. Simultaneously,… Read More