BOSTON — Standing in the cold drizzle Wednesday morning, Gov. Charlie Baker got an up-close look at some of the equipment the MBTA will entrust to keep the tracks clear and the trains running this winter, and said he expects to be involved in decision making at the T during major snow storms.
Soon after Baker was inaugurated in January, the T and commuter rail were paralyzed by a series of snow storms, leading to delays, cancellations and vows to improve service. Baker said he often jokes that last winter "scarred" him.
WASHINGTON (AP) — After years of failed efforts, the House voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to sharply scale back the federal role in American education. But the bill would retain the testing requirement in the 2002 No Child Left Behind law that many parents, teachers and school districts abhor.
The legislation, approved 359-64, would return to the states the decision-making power over how to use students' test performance in assessing teachers and schools. The measure also would end federal efforts to encourage academic standards such as Common Core.
