Massachusetts schools

Throughout western Massachusetts, communities are grappling with big potential cuts to school district staffing. It’s prompting lawmakers and students to call for the state to step up – and revisit one of its funding formulas.

Berkshire County schools have faced a rocky start to the fall semester as a return to in-person learning collides with the challenges of life during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dozens of school districts in Massachusetts have been temporarily excused from the requirement to return students to classrooms full time starting next…

The Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education voted today to give Commissioner Jeffrey Riley the power to force local districts to reopen…

The School Committee in Springfield, Massachusetts has given thumbs up to a tentative plan to return to in person learning for the first time in almost a…

A nonprofit provider of information about schools has unveiled a new rating system. California-based GreatSchools said it is now providing parents with…

Massachusetts four-year high school graduation rates climbed for the ninth year in a row in 2015 with some of the largest gains recorded by some minority…

Massachusetts is exploring a switch from the age-old paper and pencil tests to an online standardized testing system for the public schools. State…

State and local officials marked the launch of a $30 million renovation at a heavily-debated school in North Adams.A year ago city voters narrowly…

Attorney General Martha Coakley is proposing new regulations she says will help students looking to attend for-profit and occupational schools operating…