Culture
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, New York, Vermont spotlight the fighting spirit of the Northeast(Editor’s note: A series on The Great American State Fair, held in Washington, D.C., in honor of America’s 250th birthday, written by Heartlander News interns.) While several… Read More
Courts
Federal lawsuits target Rhode Island, Massachusetts over in-state tuition for illegal immigrantsThe U.S. Department of Justice sued Rhode Island and Massachusetts this week over state laws that allow some illegal immigrants to pay in-state tuition at public colleges and universities. Read More
Public Education
Students with disabilities get short shrift in Massachusetts schools, commentary arguesDespite Massachusetts’ reputation as a leader in public schools, students with special needs are failing to get the comprehensive education they are promised by law, a recent analyst concluded. Read More
Public Education
Wealthy Massachusetts school district to have gender-neutral bathrooms in new schoolOfficials in a well-to-do Massachusetts school district plan to include large numbers of gender-neutral bathrooms in a new high school expected to cost taxpayers nearly $1 billion. Read More
Public Education
Boston schools celebrate higher graduation rates amid change in requirementsBoston Public Schools is touting its highest-ever four-year graduation rate at 81.3% in 2025, even as the class was not required to meet a previous statewide testing standard to… Read More
Education, Uncategorized
More than 30 schools cut ties with race-based program after fed crackdown(Daily Caller News Foundation) – At least 31 universities are severing their partnerships with an organization that the Trump administration has accused of illegal racial discrimination in Ph.D. programs. Read More
Culture
Massachusetts hospital system to stop giving sex change drugs to minors, but will still ‘affirm’ gender identities via counselingA major Massachusetts hospital system has announced it will stop prescribing puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones to patients under 18. Baystate Health, which has four hospitals in western… Read More
Culture
Massachusetts mom speaks out after transgender track runner keeps daughter from advancingA mother is calling for changes to Massachusetts school sports rules after she says a male transgender athlete displaced her daughter at a girls’ indoor track … Read More
Public Education
Massachusetts public school staffer describes ‘extreme violent behaviors’ after superintendent downplays classroom incidentsClassroom violence is escalating inside one Massachusetts district while administrators are ignoring or downplaying its scope, a staffer argued at a recent school committee meeting. “In my five-and-a-half years thus far working as an ed assistant in the… Read More
Gender Identity
Massachusetts walks back requirement of foster parents to affirm gender identity(The Heartlander)–Massachusetts officials have retreated from a foster care licensing rule blocking some Christian families from serving as foster parents after federal regulators warned the policy raised constitutional concerns. Read More
Government
In a win for Christian families, Massachusetts walks back requirement of foster parents to affirm gender identityMassachusetts officials have retreated from a foster care licensing rule blocking some Christian families from serving as foster parents after federal regulators warned the policy raised constitutional concerns. Read More
Public Education
Massachusetts school district looking for LGBT, ‘anti-racist’ advocate for math teacher positionThe third-largest city in Massachusetts is seeking a middle school special education math teacher, and the job posting lists ideological activism as a preferred qualification. The Springfield Public Schools listing,… Read More
Public Education
Massachusetts audit chastises district leadership for ‘unconscionable, highly disturbing’ $18M deficitA Massachusetts district has drawn withering criticism from the state Office of the Inspector General (OIG) after its overspending during the 2023 fiscal year created an “unprecedented” $18 million… Read More
Public Education
Massachusetts public-school staff missed average of 12 days in 2024-25, report concludesPublic schools nationwide are still wrestling with high chronic student absenteeism after the COVID-19 pandemic – but what happens when staffers also skip attending?… Read More
Government
Massachusetts governor appoints male trans person to women’s commissionGovernor Maura Healey has appointed a biologically male transgender activist to the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women, a state-run body presenting itself as a voice for women and girls. The move… Read More
Public Education
Swastika incidents in Massachusetts school district trigger ‘response guide’ to fight hate, antisemitismAntisemitism has surfaced in “one of Massachusetts’ most expensive towns to live in” – causing Weston Public Schools to begin creating a response guide for its middle- and high-school… Read More
Public Education
Middle school told parents to keep quiet about survey asking kids about suicide, gender identity(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A survey aimed at middle school children asks kids about gender identity, climate change anxiety and even suicidal thoughts — and warns parents to “not… Read More
Courts
Two men charged in explosion at Harvard Medical SchoolTwo Massachusetts men have been arrested in connection with a Nov. 1 explosion inside a Harvard Medical School building, according to federal prosecutors. Logan David Patterson, 18, of… Read More
Government
Massachusetts House passes legislation promoting phonics in literacy educationThe Massachusetts House of Representatives passed a literacy reform bill last week that would require public schools to use reading programs grounded in phonics and… Read More
Culture
Massachusetts public library hosting after-school ‘Pride Club for Kids’A public library in western Massachusetts plans to host an after-school club where children can discuss sexual orientation and gender identity without parental consent. The South Hadley Public… Read More