“Why is there more public spending on so-called special education than on parent involvement and education, which is inherently preventive?” — David P. Magnani

“When parents are monitoring their children, students do well in school. The obverse is also true.” — Robert Waldron

“Yes, Benjamin Netanyahu’s protocol breach is unprecedented. But the expected content of his address is far more troubling.” — Michael Felsen

“It would be refreshing to see our president be as stringent in doing whatever he can to protect American interests around the globe.” — Lynn Engle

Robert Finch lauds Carlo Rotella’s column on “wasted time” among teenagers.

“Who was the genius who decided that a football game needs different balls for each team?” — James Blakey

We must have the reasons at our fingertips when this right is called into question.

Attorney General Maura Healey said she’ll file an antitrust suit if a state judge rejects the pact Partners signed with Martha Coakley.

One of the last Super Bowl-bound non-stops before the blizzard hit left Logan Airport as planned Monday afternoon.

Groups that have struggled to complete high school showed notable gains as state graduation rates climbed last year.

Mosi Tatupu, a Patriots fan favorite in the 1980s, underwent a heartbreaking metamorphosis toward the end of his football career. Now, his family knows why.

Governor Charlie Baker, in his debut as the public face of a weather crisis, chose to cast a more formal image than some of his predecessors.

A winter storm struck Massachusetts with heavy snow, strong winds, and expected coastal flooding.

Outreach workers in vans vowed to continue the push through Governor Charlie Baker’s travel ban as long as roads remained safe.

Two weather systems are combining to produce the potentially historic storm.

In Black’s new January release, “The Darkest Part of the Forest,” two siblings live in a small town, where tourists coexist with townies and suburbia stretches to meet the wild.

When it comes to getting welfare recipients into jobs, Massachusetts is behind the rest of the country.

Statewide, businesses are finding creative ways to serve their customers while keeping employees safe when a storm bears down.

The fierce battle for the border town took on outsize symbolic significance as it unfolded within sight of the Turkish border.

The drone, which was about 2 feet in diameter and weighed about 2 pounds, was operated by a government employee whom the Secret Service did not identify.

The pop-soul singer-songwriter returns with a collection of tracks inspired by his life and those of his fans.