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Educational toys your kids will love
If you’re looking to get screen time down and interactive playtime up, Charlene DeLoach, Contributing Editor for The Toy Insider has just the toys kids of all ages will enjoy. You can learn more at: thetoyinsider.com....
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This college is offering a first-of-its-kind program for parents navigating an 'empty nest'
Arizona State University is launching a program for parents and guardians of their students called “Thriving in Your Empty Nest Chapter.”
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Crowd at Wakefield's 1st Porchfest terrified by woman's alleged threats
A woman allegedly pointed a weapon and yelled crude comments as she repeatedly sped by Wakefield’s inaugural Porchfest, where children were in the crowd.
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Longtime Boston educator helps kindergarteners on their first day — 70 years after hers
The Boston School Committee’s chair person helped kindergarteners on their first day of school Monday — 70 years after she started kindergarten at the very same school. Jeri Robinson remembers her first day at Hale Elementary School clearly — and credits it as the spark that led to her decades-long career in education. “I remember going home on the very…
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These are the top 10 MBA programs in the world in 2024, according to LinkedIn
Stanford University tops LinkedIn’s list as the No.1 MBA program in the world in 2024.
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Mom says state error sent autistic Mass. student to unregulated school in NY
A Massachusetts mother says her son, who has autism, ended up at an unregulated school in New York due to an error by education officials. Roberta Biscan of Wilmington says the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education wrongly approved Shrub Oak International School in Yorktown, New York, as her son’s special education school. “Connor is a funny, smart,...
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State error lands autistic Mass. students in NY school
The mother of a student with autism says her son ended up at an unregulated out-of-state school due to an error.
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Dozens of colleges see financial aid turmoil impacting freshman class makeups
Education Secretary Miguel Cardona vows “to do better” as administrators say this year’s FAFSA debacle is already leaving its mark on campuses.
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MIT says ruling that struck down affirmative action has created a diversity dilemma
There’s a diversity dilemma in Cambridge, with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology saying its incoming freshman class will not be as diverse as previous classes due to a landmark decision by the Supreme Court. “As a baseline, in recent years around 25% of our enrolling undergraduate students have identified as Black, Hispanic, and/or Native American and Pacific Islander. For the incoming...
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MIT says ruling that struck down affirmative action has created a diversity dilemma
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology released data on its incoming class Wednesday. In recent years, an average 25% of students identified as Black, Hispanic, and/or Native American and Pacific Islander – for the class of 2028 that number is only around 16%....
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Phone-free zones: Mass. schools experiment with new policies
As kids get ready to head back to school, some Massachusetts school districts are asking students to put away their cellphones – in pouches and bins – so they can put their focus on their futures. As each district decides how to handle the issue, two schools are taking different approaches to creating phone-free zones in their classrooms. At Brockton…
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Schools banning cellphones in classrooms
Kids across Massachusetts are about to head back to school, but in Methuen and other school districts, students are now being asked to put the devices in bins or pouches to help them focus on their studies.
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Biden administration hikes pay for Head Start teachers to address workforce shortage
The Biden administration is hiking pay for educators in the early childhood program Head Start as part of an effort to retain current employees and attract new ones in the midst of a workforce shortage.
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Student discounts can save you thousands by graduation: ‘It all adds up'
There are so many college discounts offered — on electronics and software, entertainment, food and dining, retail shopping, memberships and subscriptions. And they could add up to thousands of dollars in savings before graduation.
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US colleges revise rules on free speech in hopes of containing anti-war demonstrations
Some of the new rules imposed by universities include banning encampments, limiting the duration of demonstrations and allowing protests only in designated spaces.
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Back to school: Taking advantage of college student discounts
Student discounts can add up to thousands of dollars in savings, but you may have to seek out the deals to take advantage.
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The president of Columbia University has resigned, effective immediately
Columbia’s upper Manhattan campus was at the center of a protest movement connected to the Israel-Hamas war that swept college campuses nationwide
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FAFSA delays will keep plaguing students for 2025-26 school year—how to maximize your chances of getting financial aid
Hopefully there won’t be as many technical glitches for students, but the 2025-26 FAFSA won’t open on time, the DOE announced.
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More US schools are taking breaks for meditation. Teachers say it helps students' mental health
School districts across the U.S. are adopting mental health practices as a part of their daily schedules and curriculums. Yoga, meditation and mindfulness exercises are being implemented alongside traditional reading, math and science lessons.
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School vouchers were supposed to save taxpayer money. Instead they blew a massive hole in Arizona's budget
Arizona, the model for voucher programs across the country, has spent so much money paying private schoolers’ tuition that it’s now facing hundreds of millions in budget cuts to critical state programs and projects.