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Students with disabilities face inequities in access to bilingual classes

English learners with disabilities face startling inequities in educational outcomes that have widened significantly due to the disproportionate impact of COVID-19.

Mass. lawmakers have two bosses, heed one (hint: it’s not the voters)

We all lose out from the lack of urgency around the many crises our state faces, from the growing costs of child care to the affordable housing crisis to a transit system in desperate need of care.

Often overlooked or questioned, chronic fatigue seen in new light

Although the disease comes with dozens of symptoms, one of its hallmarks is post-exertional malaise. This means that the patient feels worse after almost any physical, emotional, or cognitive effort.

Recrunch the data: Mass. taxes have a way of pushing high earners away

In a recent letter, state Senator Pat Jehlen cited three sources in arguing that high taxes are not the reason many Massachusetts residents are leaving the state. I offer three data points to counter her argument.

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Pediatrics should be for the good of society, not the bottom line
Excellent care of children is not a profit-making endeavor but rather an investment in our future.

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Reactions to debt deal range from ‘Nice going’ to ‘How could you?’
One reader writes, "Political leaders have shown the extremists at both ends of the political spectrum that their agendas will not prevail." Another writes, "The negotiation has made many needy people more likely to fall through not cracks but holes in our safety net."

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A new life for the vintage nurse romance novel

Some years later, I found myself considering careers I could do anywhere and thought of Cherry Ames.

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That ‘ideal world’ is now: Expand the bottle bill, lawmakers

Voters rejected the expansion of the bottle bill — almost 10 years ago, by the way — in part because the bottlers spent almost $10 million promising "better, more efficient ways to increase recycling."

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From the outrages of the past, a policy on disability evolves

Too often, policies, procedures, and regulations are established, sometimes by the well-intentioned, that hinder growth and lack common sense.

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We can do our part to lower death toll on the roads

"Whether I’m driving or out for a walk, I see a lot of drivers with a phone in their hand," writes one read. Another adds, "Pedestrians often wear dark outer garments, especially in winter. These materials reflect practically no light."

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Don’t demonize parents of children served, indeed saved, by skin shock

We love our children and have discovered that this therapy allows them to live as happy a life as possible. My own son has finally been freed from behaviors so self-destructive he would no longer be alive.

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Can MCAS be improved? Curbed? Learned from? All of the above?

If 20 years haven’t brought us to where we want to be, then we need to think about changing things.

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When artificial intelligence meets real people

As one reader writes, "I’m all for exploring new ideas, but in the case of AI, a little caution may be called for."

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Academia has an obligation to build tenure track for faculty of color

Demands on faculty of color are often far greater than on white professors like me, and they include regularly being asked to appear in public relations materials and speak at campus events and being called upon to provide personal counseling to large numbers of students.