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Concord kindergarten teacher alleges principal used AI to fire her
The Sept. 28 lawsuit pits various AI platforms and their reliability against one another.
He resigned amid allegations of sex with a student. Medford missed his past and hired him.
Marching band leader Michael Dampier taught Medford students for 16 months until an anonymous email in February alerted school officials of his past.
In the landlocked town of Randolph, rowing found its way to a group of high school students, ‘despite the odds’
A summer reading assignment at Randolph High School led to the school's first rowing club, funded by the book's author — the captain of the country's first all-Black high school rowing team.
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Trump Education Secretary Linda McMahon lauds N.H. model for school choice
“I think what New Hampshire shows us is the more choice you have, the more opportunity that parents have to make sure that they are getting the very best education for their students,” she said.
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The Providence School Board battle goes to court
The city charter gives the board president a one-year term but doesn’t spell out a process for removing him early. But some jobs don’t come with an eject button for whenever the majority gets fed up.
Mass. grants schools $1.75 million to teach healthy social media use
Social media legislation is at a standstill on Beacon Hill and it’s unclear how or if lawmakers will move forward with a slate of varying proposals.
Boston Public Schools proposes sweeping ban on student cellphones, personal laptops
The proposal, outlined in a memo to the Boston School Committee Wednesday evening, would require students to lock up non-school issued devices for the entire school day beginning in fall 2027.
Public school districts reminded to accept EFA recipients for free
Education freedom account recipients can participate in classes, athletics, and extracurricular activities without paying extra. Critics say it forces local schools to provide services without reimbursement from the state.