A federal appeals court has overturned the convictions of three former state probation department officials who hired unqualified candidates sent to them by state legislators.
John O'Brien, Elizabeth Tavares, and William Burke went down on a federal rap for bribery and racketeering in July 2014.
MALDEN — Standardized tests present a threat to democracy and shouldn't be expanded, the state teachers union president told the state's education board today.
Barbara Madeloni, president of the Massachusetts Teachers Association, spoke out against several new high school testing proposals at Tuesday's monthly meeting of the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education meeting.
