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Massachusetts Teachers Association Wants To Force Fully Vaccinated Students To Wear Masks This Fall

Are you a preschooler? Or are you a young adult who is fully vaccinated against coronavirus? Either way, the Massachusetts Teachers Association wants the state to force you to wear a mask when you go to school.

Commentary

Race? Sexuality? ‘Equity’?No More Accelerated Math?Nothing To See Here In Milton, Move Along

This past April, NewBostonPost's Tom Joyce reported on a highly controversial 91-question survey of students at Milton's public high school and middle school that probed their feelings about race and human sexuality. Mr. Joyce's reporting included information about how high school students were essentially

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Massachusetts Teachers Association Wants To Mandate Black History And Ethnic Studies For Pre-K Students

The Massachusetts Teachers Association supports the Black Lives Matter Movement, and its leaders want the organization in public schools. The state's largest teachers union's web site says that the Black Lives Matter at School movement has been endorsed by its board of directors and "is

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Concord-Carlisle’s Anti-Racism Resources For High School Students Are Anti-Police, Anti-Voter ID, and Pro-Abortion

What does it take to be anti-racist? The Concord-Carlisle public school district in Massachusetts developed a detailed list on the matter earlier this year. A section on the school's web site titled "Cultural Competency and Anti-Racism" includes a myriad of resources for students and parents. Towards

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Bentley University Now Offering ‘Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion’ As A Major

With housing, the school's sticker price is more than $75,000 per school year. That means a bachelor's degree could cost over $300,000. So what can one learn at Bentley University in Waltham, Massachusetts?

Commentary

When’s The Last Time You Heard A Graduation Speech Worth Listening To?

The salutatorian walked to the podium, she being the first of a handful of speakers at the college graduation. I have heard these student speeches before, often filled with prideful recognition – "look what we accomplished" – or ideology stemmed from relevant trends, and not from a well-formed conscience. But,

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Democratic Bill Would Provide Millions In Abortion Funding To Massachusetts Public Universities

If some Democratic state legislators have their way, there will be more taxpayer funding for abortion in Massachusetts. A bill (H 2399 / S 1470) would require public universities in Massachusetts to provide medication abortion, including abortion pills, to students. It would also require them to provide referrals for abortion services

Culture

Screens Are Damaging Our Kids – Childhood 2.0 Shows Us How

There's been a flurry of films in the past few years about kids and the screen-based life they now live. There was Screenagers in 2016, Like in 2018, The Social Dilemma in 2020, and now Childhood 2.0. This likely isn't an exhaustive list, either, and