Public Education
âNot bargaining in good faithâ: Illegal Massachusetts teachersâ strike continues despite massive fines, parent lawsuitA Massachusetts teachersâ union is in its second week of an illegal strike, even though itâs racking up hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines for doing so. The Newton… Read More
Public Education
Unload your ‘backpacks of privilegeâ: Boston Public Schools âthrilledâ 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.” âAs… Read More
Culture
MIT lobbied against reviewing foreign funds flowing into universities, emails show(Daily Caller News Foundation) â 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 show. Read More
Courts
DOJ: Chinese national convicted of stalking, threatening student at American college campus(Daily Caller News Foundation) â 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 teachersâ 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
âIllegal actions harm our kids and disrupt the lives of our families,â says Massachusetts Mayor on teachers’ unionâs illegal strikeA Massachusetts teachersâ 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
âPutting politics over patient careâ: Medical center under fire for threat to deny care to patients who use âunwelcomeâ wordsA Massachusetts hospital announced a new code of conduct, which could result in denial of care to patients who use âunwelcome words.â Milford Regional Medical Centerâs new… Read More
Culture
This national school choice week, letâs celebrate return to founding principles(The Daily Signal) â The school choice policies sweeping the nation may be among the most innovativeâand promisingâenacted in recent memory. Yet they also embody a return to principles first enshrined in… 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 âreadinessâ plans to state, paving the way for on-campus chemical abortionsPublic universities in Massachusetts just submitted abortion âreadiness plansâ to the state, which outline such services as âproviding medication abortionsâ and referring students to other abortion providers. The submission of… Read More
Public Education
High school bans âUSA Dayâ for being too âpoliticizedâ(Daily Caller News Foundation) â A Massachusetts high school principal said in a letter to parents that the school had canceled Fridayâs âUSAâ theme day to avoid sparking controversy and… Read More
Culture
Female field hockey player hospitalized after teeth knocked out by male opponent, leading to calls for policy changeA biological male playing on a girlâs varsity field hockey team severely injured a female opponent during a high school tournament Thursday in Massachusetts. The female athlete for… Read More
Public Education
Massachusetts’s new âhealth and physical educationâ standards are loaded with sex and gender ideologyMassachusetts public schools will now teach radical gender ideology and explicit sexual content to students of all grade levels â even preschoolers. The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education… Read More
Public Education
Ibram Kendiâs âantiracistâ university center in disarray despite raking in millions in donations(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Ibram X. Kendiâs Center for Antiracist Research at Boston University, which has received millions in donations since its launch, has laid off a huge portion… Read More
Public Education
School district places teacher on administrative leave for reading âHappy Endingsâ aloud in class(Daily Caller News Foundation) â A Massachusetts School District teacher has been put on administrative leave after reading Margaret Atwood short stories aloud in class, WBZ-TV reported. The literature in… Read More
Christian Schools
Catholic school system requires students to use name, pronouns that correspond with biological sex(Daily Caller News Foundation) â A Catholic school system in Massachusetts enacted a new policy that requires students to âconduct themselvesâ in a manner that corresponds with their biological sex,… Read More
Public Education
Universal âfreeâ school meals to cost Massachusettsâ taxpayers $172MMassachusetts will offer school meals to all students, even those who donât need them, with millions coming out of the $56 billion state budget signed last week by the governor. Read More
Public Education
School district axed advanced math in the name of âequityâ. Parents say it made things worse(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Parents are saying that a Massachusetts school districtâs decision to axe advanced math in the name of equity has caused more harm to students, and… Read More
Public Education
Massachusetts poised to teach gender ideology to preschoolersMassachusetts Gov. Maura Healy and state education officials proposed new physical and sex education guidelines for public schools â which include teaching gender ideology to preschoolers. The curriculum, which was… Read More
Culture
College tells students not to use terms like âmotherâ and âfatherâ to be more inclusive(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Springfield College in Massachusetts is advising students against the use of âgender-specificâ words like âmotherâ and âfatherâ in order to be more inclusive. The college… Read More