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Massachusetts Senate Looking To Crack Down On Cell Phones In Schools
The Senate is gearing up for the next step in a growing debate over the benefits or harms that come with cellphones in K-12 classrooms.
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Five Weirdest College Courses In Massachusetts This Upcoming School Year
Colleges always have some unusual courses, but these take weird to a new level. Whether it’s taxpayer-funded nude modeling or a class taught completely in French about prostitution, Massachusetts schools are offering some pretty out-there classes this upcoming school year.
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At Least Nine State Championships In Girls’ Sports Went To Males This Past School Year
At least nine high school state titles in girls’ sports were won by male athletes during the 2024-2025 school year across five states: Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, California, and Washington.
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Newton South Math Problem Asks Freshmen How Systemic Racism Causes Higher Incarceration Rates
A recent freshman math assignment given to students at Newton South High School is drawing criticism for encouraging students to connect incarceration rates with what it called systemic racism.
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Feds Expand Homeschool Support For Families
The U.S. Department of Defense is expanding homeschool support for families in accordance with a January 29 executive order President Donald Trump issued called "Expanding Educational Freedom and Opportunity for Families."
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In Liam Morrison Case, Middleborough's Anti-Free-Speech Police Strike Again
Back in 2012, the town made national headlines for passing a bylaw at Town Meeting to enforce a 1968 law that allowed police to issue $20 fines for public profanity. The message was clear then and it’s even clearer now: speech that offends delicate sensibilities has no place in Middleborough.
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Two Transgender Track Athletes Won State Titles This Past Weekend
A pair of transgender athletes won girls’ outdoor track and field state championships this past weekend.
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California Transgender-Identifying Track Athlete Likely To Win State Championship This Upcoming Weekend
Jurupa Valley junior AB Hernandez, a male, plans to compete in the California Interscholastic Federation girls' outdoor track and field state championship meet on Friday, May 30, and Saturday, May 31.
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