Education Headlines
THE GREAT DIVIDE
More kids are missing school. The reasons vary from Dunkin’ dates to fear of ICE raids.
Students have always missed school, but absences have surged since the pandemic, jeopardizing the education of a generation of young people.
Marlborough middle school student became unresponsive after injury during recess, officials say
The student was injured while playing with peers, officials said.
Google will turn off search for schools that reject AI
AI features are now a standard part of Google’s commercially available search engine.
GLOBE MAGAZINE
‘It was The Hunger Games.’ The Croft School had three campuses. Why did only one survive?
Only the parents at the South End location managed to salvage their school.
Boston proposes closing Charlestown High School and Greater Egleston in Roxbury
The proposed closures, which would occur in June 2028, would impact Charlestown and Greater Egleston high schools, along with the East Boston Early Education Center.
BPS proposes to close Charlestown High School, citing declining enrollment
In the last three years, enrollment dropped by about a third from 820 students to 559 students, according to BPS Superintendent Mary Skipper.
RI EDUCATION
Providence schools superintendent to resign amid leadership upheaval
Javier Montañez worked for the city school district for 30 years. He did not immediately say when his last day would be. School Board President Ty’Relle Stephens said he expects it to be a matter of weeks.
Springfield dual-language kindergarten teacher named 2027 Massachusetts Teacher of the Year
Desirée Garcia, a kindergarten teacher at Springfield's German Gerena Community School, is the recipient of the state's highest honor for teachers.