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Hundreds of schools and districts are either closed or delayed Thursday as a storm moves through New England, bringing snow to many and mostly rain to Boston. The rain and snow continue into mid-morning before sweeping quickly offshore. Before they go, they will be impacting the Thursday morning commute across the region. Our final round of weather will be some…

Meteorologist Tevin Wooten has all of the details on the storm moving through New England Thursday morning.

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It’s about to snow across much of Massachusetts Wednesday night — but will school be closed Thursday? We asked school officials how they decide whether to call a snow day.

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An elementary school teacher in Attleborough, Massachusetts, is on administrative leave after being accused of slapping two students. Superintendent David Sawyer of Attleborough Public Schools said Wednesday that the district learned of the allegations late Tuesday afternoon from administrators at Thatcher Elementary School. “Administrators learned that a physical altercation occurred between a teacher and two students in a classroom in…

Kirabo Jackson, professor of education and social policy at Northwestern University and former economic advisor to President Biden, discusses how education policy in the U.S. may shift under the new Trump administration.

Preschoolers are getting suspended or expelled at a rate three times higher than K-12 students.

You can find Claudene Wilson serving meals in the cafeteria, doing repairs and comforting crying students.

An advocacy group says a Virginia school board has agreed to pay $575,000 in a settlement to a former high school teacher who was fired after he refused to use a transgender student’s pronouns.

Schools in Massachusetts are banning cellphones from classes, but after a shooting at a Georgia high school left two students and two teachers dead, some are wondering if it’s important to give students cellphones. We look into the issue after getting an update on the deadly incident, including an expert who shares scenarios and situations where phones in class can...

Students are struggling to stay engaged in class at a time of poor mental health, shortened attention spans, reduced attendance and worsening grades. At the crux of these challenges? Addiction to cell phones. Cell phone bans are gaining traction around the country, but many say they’re not enough.

Cell phone bans are gaining traction, but many say they’re not enough.

Flerentin “Flex” Jean-Baptiste missed so much school he had to repeat his freshman year at Medford High outside Boston. At school, “you do the same thing every day,” said Jean-Baptiste, who was absent 30 days his first year. “That gets very frustrating.” Then his principal did something nearly unheard of: She let students play organized sports during lunch — if…

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Many of the survivors said they continue to live with the trauma of the day when 20 first graders and six educators were killed.

School violence has been in the spotlight during the past few months with stabbings, fights and threats in many Massachusetts schools. This comes in the wake of the pandemic and a shift in the way students are disciplined.  Many kids are struggling with their social-emotional health, peer pressure and the influence of social media. In some cases, this is...

We’re looking at the underlying issues that school officials say contribute to student violence.

A student severely beaten and a vice-principal stabbed are two recent examples of violence playing out at Massachusetts schools. As an eighth grader still traumatized by a vicious attack that was shared on social media recounts her story, we ask what’s being done to help students.

“She had grabbed my hair and threw me onto the ground.” That’s how a Boston eighth grade student remembers her beating, by a fellow student down the street from their school, this March. The 13-year-old Condon School student suffered a broken rib, cuts and bruises, and says she’s now scarred physically and emotionally. “It traumatized me,” she said. “I...

The NBC10 Boston Investigators are looking into cases of school violence and what needs to be done to keep kids safe.