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Massachusetts

How Massachusetts — not the feds — improved student achievement

An oft-cited study by Thomas Dee and Brian Jacob in 2010 on the impact of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) on students, teachers, and schools across the country showed how little impact NCLB had on student achievement. The published version included invited comments by, among others, education researcher Helen Ladd.

GOP

How the GOP can prove that black lives matter

The great Jack Kemp used to say about politicians that "voters don't care what you know until they know that you care." Republicans say they care about the poor and minorities, but do they, really? We have a test case in front of us right now

Abortion

Students for Life starts to build on Northeast campuses

BOSTON – After graduating from college in May, New Jersey native Jane Riccardi headed for New England on a rare assignment – to spur on the infant pro-life student movement in one of the most progressive pockets of the country. Although Riccardi, 23, had spent some time as a student working on

Harvard University

Yale campus yields 50 signatures to repeal First Amendment, satirist says

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – A satirist went to Yale University recently to stage what may be a revealing spoof on campus, posing as an activist and asking passersby to sign a petition to repeal the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution – more than 50 did. Filmmaker Ami Horowitz appears in

boston

Boston inspectors find norovirus at Chipotle tied to BC outbreak

BOSTON (AP) — Public health officials in Boston say lab testing has confirmed the presence of norovirus at a Chipotle restaurant in Brighton, near the Boston College campus where more than 120 students were stricken by the gastrointestinal bug. The Boston Public Health Commission issued the statement Wednesday afternoon following one

Harvard University

Harvard activists push to purge Law School crest

CAMBRIDGE – Activists at Harvard Law School are asking the esteemed school to ditch the wheat. Student protesters claim the sheaves in the Harvard Law insignia "stain the school's contribution to humanity." The reason?

Massachusetts

Bay State students get best grades in ‘Nation’s Report Card’

BOSTON – While Massachusetts policymakers debate standardized exams and what form they should take in the future, the Bay State's fourth- and eighth-graders earned top marks in reading and math in nationwide testing results released Wednesday. Fourth grade students ranked first in reading and tied for first in math,

students

Study: Kids take 100-plus required tests through 12th grade

WASHINGTON (AP) — Students, parents and teachers have long lamented the hours that kids spend taking standardized tests, especially since the introduction of the Common Core academic standards. But just how much time each year? A. Between 10-15 hours.