News Briefs
The U.S. Department of Education's inspector general says Connecticut, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and other states are using stimulus money to plug budget holes, not boost school aid.
October 6, 2009
Seen as an Obama administration ally on education, the freshman Democrat fills a spot left vacant by Sen. Edward M. Kennedy's death.
October 5, 2009
The first teachers’ union contract approved for one of Massachusetts’ 57 charter schools that operate outside a local public school district will allow performance-based teacher pay and a longer school day.
September 22, 2009
Charter school supporters in Massachusetts filed proposed ballot initiatives to end restrictions on the number of such schools allowed in the state.
August 11, 2009
A study finds Hispanic 10th graders born in South America are performing better in math and English than those born in Central America or the U.S.
June 9, 2009
Massachusetts education officials say they will start tracking the progress of individual students to gauge whether they are making progress.
March 31, 2009
Students can work alongside similarly gifted peers and nurture their talents in ways generally unavailable in American schools.
June 3, 2009
Massachusetts schools chief wants to ensure that elementary teachers have the content necessary to lay students’ math foundation.
May 15, 2009
Elementary pupils are exposed to more complex math in Hong Kong than in Massachusetts—both top performers on international exams.
Updated: May 15, 2009
At Roxbury Preparatory Charter School, the faculty helps disadvantaged students gain admission to top high schools and continue on to college.
February 3, 2009
American 4th and 8th graders exceed the international average on math and science tests, but they lag behind several Asian and European nations, a study shows.
Updated: December 15, 2008
Legal question involves which federal laws are to be used to combat gender discrimination in education.
December 8, 2008
The U.S. Supreme Court is seeking to use a Massachusetts lawsuit to resolve which federal laws are available to combat gender discrimination in education.
December 2, 2008
The states will experiment with long-range efforts to boost international competitiveness.
October 30, 2008
The Boston Teacher Residency program has been successful in attracting members of racial- and ethnic- minority groups, as well as in retaining teachers.
October 14, 2008
