Public Education
‘Not bargaining in good faith’: Illegal Massachusetts teachers’ strike continues despite massive fines, parent lawsuitA Massachusetts teachers’ union is in its second week of an illegal strike, even though it’s racking up hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines for doing so. Read More
Public Education
Unload your ‘backpacks of privilege’: Boston Public Schools ‘thrilled’ about ‘anti-racist’ Black Lives Matter at School programIn a letter to parents, Boston Public Schools announced its participation in the Black Lives Matter at School program as part of its “embracing anti-racism.”… Read More
Culture
MIT lobbied against reviewing foreign funds flowing into universities, emails show(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) pushed the Biden administration to oppose increased scrutiny of large foreign donations to colleges and universities, newly released… Read More
Courts
DOJ: Chinese national convicted of stalking, threatening student at American college campus(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A federal jury convicted a Chinese national and Berklee College of Music student for threatening and stalking someone who posted flyers supporting democracy in… Read More
Public Education
Massachusetts teachers’ union faces $375,000 fine and more fallout for illegal strikeThe Newton Teachers Association is facing a penalty up to $375,000 for its illegal strike, Mayor Ruthanne Fuller announced Monday. The strike began on… Read More
Public Education
‘Illegal actions harm our kids and disrupt the lives of our families,’ says Massachusetts Mayor on teachers’ union’s illegal strikeA Massachusetts teachers’ union has gone on strike, even though the state outlawed public union strikes. The Newton Teachers Association voted to strike on Thursday after negotiations with… Read More
Culture
‘Putting politics over patient care’: Medical center under fire for threat to deny care to patients who use ‘unwelcome’ wordsA Massachusetts hospital announced a new code of conduct, which could result in denial of care to patients who use “unwelcome words.” Milford Regional Medical Center’s new… Read More
Culture
This national school choice week, let’s celebrate return to founding principles(The Daily Signal) – The school choice policies sweeping the nation may be among the most innovative—and promising—enacted in recent memory. Yet they also embody a return to… Read More
Public Education
Boston may close half its public schools due to low enrollment, consolidationPublic school enrollment in Boston has plummeted over the past two decades, forcing its leadership to consolidate and close as many as 59 schools. Boston Public Schools (BPS)… Read More
Culture
Massachusetts universities submit pro-abortion ‘readiness’ plans to state, paving the way for on-campus chemical abortionsPublic universities in Massachusetts just submitted abortion “readiness plans” to the state, which outline such services as “providing medication abortions” and referring students to other abortion providers. The… Read More
Public Education
High school bans ‘USA Day’ for being too ‘politicized’(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A Massachusetts high school principal said in a letter to parents that the school had canceled Friday’s “USA” theme day to avoid sparking controversy… Read More
Culture
Female field hockey player hospitalized after teeth knocked out by male opponent, leading to calls for policy changeA biological male playing on a girl’s varsity field hockey team severely injured a female opponent during a high school tournament Thursday in Massachusetts. Read More
Public Education
Massachusetts’s new ‘health and physical education’ standards are loaded with sex and gender ideologyMassachusetts public schools will now teach radical gender ideology and explicit sexual content to students of all grade levels – even preschoolers. The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and… Read More
Public Education
Ibram Kendi’s ‘antiracist’ university center in disarray despite raking in millions in donations(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Ibram X. Kendi’s Center for Antiracist Research at Boston University, which has received millions in donations since its launch, has laid off a huge… Read More
Public Education
School district places teacher on administrative leave for reading ‘Happy Endings’ aloud in class(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A Massachusetts School District teacher has been put on administrative leave after reading Margaret Atwood short stories aloud in class, WBZ-TV reported. The… Read More
Christian Schools
Catholic school system requires students to use name, pronouns that correspond with biological sex(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A Catholic school system in Massachusetts enacted a new policy that requires students to “conduct themselves” in a manner that corresponds with their biological… Read More
Public Education
Universal ‘free’ school meals to cost Massachusetts’ taxpayers $172MMassachusetts will offer school meals to all students, even those who don’t need them, with millions coming out of the $56 billion state budget signed last week by the… Read More
Public Education
School district axed advanced math in the name of ‘equity’. Parents say it made things worse(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Parents are saying that a Massachusetts school district’s decision to axe advanced math in the name of equity has caused more harm to students,… Read More
Public Education
Massachusetts poised to teach gender ideology to preschoolersMassachusetts Gov. Maura Healy and state education officials proposed new physical and sex education guidelines for public schools – which include teaching gender ideology to preschoolers. The curriculum,… Read More
Culture
College tells students not to use terms like ‘mother’ and ‘father’ to be more inclusive(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Springfield College in Massachusetts is advising students against the use of “gender-specific” words like “mother” and “father” in order to be more inclusive. Read More