Education

Poll shows strong support for school mask mandate

Poll shows strong support for school mask mandate

81% of residents favor requiring face coverings when school resumes

By Michael Jonas Gov. Charlie Baker, mask mandate, masks, schools 0 Comments Aug 19, 2021

WHILE GOV. CHARLIE BAKER continues to resist imposing a statewide mask mandate for Massachusetts schools, new poll results show strong public support for such a measure. According to a new survey from the MassINC Polling Group, 81 percent of Massachusetts registered voters say they strongly support or somewhat support a policy requiring masks for anyone(...)

Feb 24, 2021

Mass. Teachers Assn. backs vaccine mandate

‘Reasonable measure to take for the common good’

Bruce Mohl

Why adjunct professors matter

We are often students' bridge to the real world

Lawrence Overlan

Baker should protect all students with mask mandate

The governor is abdicating his responsibility by punting issue to local communities

Melissa Winchell

Feb 24, 2021

Boston teachers union takes lead in embracing vaccine mandates

Tang says ‘the facts and the science’ can’t be ignored

Michael Jonas

Spilka joins calls for school mask mandate

Senate president urges Baker administration to strengthen rules for the fall

Lily Robinson

Which courses offer affordable textbooks? Who knows?

Mass. higher ed must move to full transparency on cost of class materials

Jorgo Gushi

Status of schools unclear this fall

For some, making up lost academic ground not a priority

Bruce Mohl

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Students returning to campus will carry trauma

Colleges and their staffs need to be prepared

Nicholas Covino

Baker will not mandate masks in schools

Face coverings ‘strongly recommended’ for unvaccinated students

Shira Schoenberg

Vocational and exam school admission changes a good start

Let's continue the effort to reduce the role of high-stakes testing in schools

Lisa Guisbond

Dorchester Youth Collaborative reopens — under new agency

Shuttered outreach program joins up with Mission Hill nonprofit

Michael Jonas

Let’s resolve to make Boston schools work for all

The city's education system is broken -- but doesn't have to be

ACT Boston

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Time to revolutionize our education system

One-size-fits-all doesn't work anymore

Fred Jones

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Are exam schools really an academic promised land?

Studies suggest students don’t do any better by attending ‘elite’ academies

Michael Jonas

DCF-involved students attended school 90% of the time last year

Rates lower for remote learning than in-person education

Shira Schoenberg

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A better way to deal with Boston exam school admissions

Don’t treat it as zero-sum game pitting neighborhood against neighborhood

Jeffrey Liebman

Community colleges see steep drop in Black, Latinx enrollment

Officials try to lure students of color back next year

Shira Schoenberg

Boston School Committee votes to extend superintendent’s contract

Cassellius granted two-year extension as district digs out from pandemic shutdown

Michael Jonas

Standardized testing is not the way forward

Schools should instead be focused on teaching and learning

Dennis Shirley

Mayoral candidates divided on extending Boston superintendent’s contract

School committee faces deadline this week on Cassellius’s future

Michael Jonas

Make menstrual products available in schools

Put tampons, pads on par with toilet paper, soap, towels

Caroline Williams

State ed board approves vocational school admission changes

New regulations aimed at strengthening equity in enrollment patterns

Michael Jonas

Coalition says proposed voc school admission changes don’t go far enough

Groups urge state education board to remove ‘discriminatory’ barriers to access

Michael Jonas

Let’s give high school grads a college degree and job too

It's time for Mass. to join the P-TECH high school movement

Chris Gabrieli

Playing catch-up with remediation won’t work

Meeting kids where they are is the approach needed

Brandon Cardet-Hernandez

Early College checks a lot of boxes

Prepares students, yields big ROI, and addresses equity gaps

Juana Matias

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I wish I had teachers that looked like me

There's an urgent need for more educators of color

Hannah Williams

Study finds big payoff for community college

Large rewards seen in labor market, program completion key

Michael Jonas

Withholding Boston School Committee texts backfires

City left scrambling to explain why records weren’t provided

Michael Jonas

Mysterious budget language suggests rift

Is there a feud going on between Senate budget chief, UMass?

Colman M. Herman