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Massachusetts Teachers Union Plans Drag Show At Conference Next Month
The Massachusetts Teachers Association plans a drag show, lobbying training and workshops on transgender students at its first LGBTQ conference.
Education
News and analysis on education in Massachusetts, New England, and across America, covering schools, colleges, curriculum, teachers, students, parental rights, school choice, and education policy.
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Massachusetts Nonprofit Group Backs Federal Education Tax Credit As Healey Weighs Opt-In
A statewide nonprofit group is backing the federal education scholarship tax credit program as Gov. Maura Healey weighs whether Massachusetts should join.
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Healey Administration Promoting LGBTQ ‘Rainbow Clubs’ For Elementary Students
The Healey administration is promoting LGBTQ Rainbow Clubs for elementary students and offering schools help with running them.
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Maura Healey Signs Off On $25,000 For Private School Promoting ‘Queering Education’
Massachusetts set aside $25,000 for repairs at J.S. Bryant School, which promotes “queering education” and says districts can cover student tuition.
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Boys Help Two Massachusetts Girls’ Volleyball Teams Start Season Undefeated
South Shore Tech and Southbridge girls’ volleyball are undefeated this season, with boys making key contributions for both teams.
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Transgender Athlete Excelling On Maine High School Girls' Soccer Team
A male freshman who identifies as a transgender girl has scored at least five goals for South Portland High School’s girls varsity soccer team this season.
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Trump Administration Investigates Algonquin Regional High School Over Alleged Secret Gender Transition
The Trump administration has launched an investigation into Northborough-Southborough schools over allegations that Algonquin Regional High School helped socially transition a student without her parents’ knowledge or consent.
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Boy Could Help Massachusetts Girls’ Field Hockey Team Win Third Straight State Championship
Somerset Berkley could win its third straight Massachusetts girls’ field hockey state title this season. Its top player, senior Ryan Crook, is a boy who has helped the team win each of the past two championships.
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SJC Backs Nahant’s Eminent Domain Taking Of Northeastern Land
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled Nahant can use eminent domain to preserve Northeastern University land as open space.
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Spotlight: Rosalind Picard on Making Technology More Human
MIT professor Rosalind Picard discusses her pioneering work in affective computing, her Christian faith, entrepreneurship, family, and the promise and risks of artificial intelligence.
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Student Opportunity Act Straining Massachusetts City Budgets
Massachusetts’ Student Opportunity Act increased school aid, but higher local spending requirements are putting added pressure on some city budgets.
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Hopkinton Policy Allowing Ceremonial Knives In School Draws Pushback
Four out-of-towners recently urged the Hopkinton School Committee to reconsider its policy allowing some Sikh students to carry ceremonial knives in school.
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Boston Public Schools Wasted $857,000 In Illegal Or Improper Spending, IG Says
Boston Public Schools wasted at least $857,000 through illegal or improper spending from 2019 through 2024, the state inspector general found.
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Healey Administration Gives Schools Guidance on How To Avoid Complying With ICE
The Healey administration issued new guidance telling Massachusetts schools and childcare programs how to limit cooperation with ICE agents under the state’s new immigrant protection law.
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King Philip Regional Middle School Progress Pride Mural Draws Attention Online
A parent is calling attention to a large LGBTQ Pride mural on a wall at King Philip Regional Middle School in Norfolk.
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MAC DONALD: Cambridge’s Jason Arday Scandal Shows Academia Has Learned Nothing
Heather Mac Donald argues Cambridge University should examine how Jason Arday rose through academia despite questions about his scholarship and qualifications.
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Rochester Father Seeks Recall of Entire Rochester School Committee After Boy Allegedly Opens Daughter’s Bathroom Stall
The Rochester district says a person it called an “independent decision-maker” found no Title IX violation. The girl’s parents say the school failed to protect her.
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9-Year-Old Massachusetts Girl Writes Trump After She Says Boy Opened Her Bathroom Stall
A 9-year-old Massachusetts girl wrote to President Donald Trump after she says a boy who identifies as a girl opened her bathroom stall at school.
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Maura Healey Signs Bill Making It Harder To Remove Sexually Explicit Books From School Libraries
Gov. Maura Healey signed a new Massachusetts law limiting when schools can remove library books and requiring a formal process for parental challenges.
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Brockton Public Middle School Makes Uniforms Mandatory For Students
Students at North Middle School in Brockton will have to wear school uniforms starting in the 2026-2027 school year.
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Feds Find Burlington Public Schools Broke Federal Law With Graphic Sex Survey
Federal officials found Burlington Public Schools violated parental-rights law by giving a graphic survey about sex, drugs, and gender identity to students whose parents opted them out.
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Massachusetts Families Say State Forces Choice Between Private School And Special Education Services, Ask Supreme Court To Act
Two Massachusetts families argue state rules unlawfully force private-school students to leave campus to receive publicly funded special education services.
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Maura Healey's Education Agenda Puts Her at Odds With the Massachusetts Teachers' Association
Governor Maura Healey has backed statewide phonics standards, graduation requirements and other education reforms opposed by the Massachusetts Teachers Association, drawing praise from some education reform advocates.
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DOJ Probes Harvard Scholarships Allegedly Favoring Chinese Students Over Americans
The Justice Department is investigating whether Harvard used restricted Chinese donations to provide financial aid based on students’ national origin.
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Maura Healey Wants To Spend Another $100 Million After Signing $63.4 Billion Budget
Less than a week after signing the state budget, Gov. Maura Healey filed a supplemental budget seeking another $100 million for Massachusetts public schools.
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Cohasset Teacher Appears To Celebrate Lindsey Graham’s Death, Hopes Trump And McConnell Follow
A screenshot appears to show Cohasset Middle School teacher Amy Fryda celebrating U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham’s death and suggesting Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell could be next.
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Two Male Transgender Athletes Receive Girls’ League All-Star Honors In Massachusetts
Two male transgender athletes earned girls’ league all-star honors in Massachusetts high school sports this spring as debate over the state’s gender identity policy continues.
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Northeastern University Alum Aaron Civale Uses Engineering Background To Refine His Six-Pitch Arsenal For The Athletics
Northeastern University alum and Athletics pitcher Aaron Civale told NewBostonPost how his mechanical engineering background helps him refine his six-pitch arsenal.
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Brookline Schools To Review Student Art After Show Includes Pierced Israeli Flag
Brookline Public Schools will review student art before public displays after a Ridley school art show included a piece with a pierced Israeli flag.
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Norwell Teacher Draws Criticism Over Anti-Trump ‘8647’ Post, Vow To Shove Policy Down Parents’ Throats
A Norwell High School social studies teacher and girls' volleyball coach drew criticism after screenshots showed anti-Trump social media posts, including an “8647” banner.
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DOJ Sues Massachusetts Over In-State Tuition For Illegal Immigrants
The DOJ says Massachusetts gives illegal immigrants tuition and aid benefits that some U.S. citizens cannot receive.
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Hampshire College Hosting Left-Wing Workshop About 'Radical Economics'
Hampshire College is hosting a summer workshop this week that promises to teach activists about “radical economics” and ways to move beyond capitalism.
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TIM MURRAY: Massachusetts Should Opt Into Federal School Choice; It's Free Money
Gov. Maura Healey should opt Massachusetts into a federal scholarship tax credit program that could fund tutoring and other student supports, former Lt. Gov. Tim Murray says.
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Transgender Massachusetts Native Wins Women’s College Ultimate Frisbee Defensive Player Of The Year Award
A Cambridge native who identifies as transgender won Ultiworld’s 2026 Division III Women’s Defensive Player of the Year award while competing in women’s college ultimate under USA Ultimate rules.
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Lexington Middle School Principal Apologizes For Lesson About The Holocaust
A Lexington middle school principal apologized to Arab, Muslim, Palestinian and Lebanese students after a lesson about the Holocaust and antisemitism, drawing criticism online.
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Cambridge Public Schools Asks If 3-Year-Olds Identify As Nonbinary On Student Registration Form
Cambridge Public Schools asks parents applying to its preschool programs if their 3-year-old children identify as nonbinary, according to a form reviewed by NewBostonPost.
