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Supporters of the Thrive Act argue that the test fails to reflect students’ full capacity, and fails to close real achievement gaps between groups of students. But a few defenders of the test credit the test with providing a single standard for a diverse state.

Heat indexes of nearly 100 degrees Fahrenheit have complicated back-to-school plans across Massachusetts, though some districts— like Boston— are forging ahead.

Boston is the birthplace of American public education, but today's educational landscape is different than 400 years ago. We break down everything from how to enroll your children, why Boston has school choice, and what to know about charter and exam schools.

About 40,000 Boston Public School students in first to twelfth grades went back to school Thursday in hot and humid conditions. The district kicked off the school year with more bus drivers and fewer teacher vacancies compared with last year.

MassReconnect, the state's new free community college program for adults 25 and up, is open to current students, new students and returning students alike. Here are the four criteria you must meet to be eligible to enroll.

Despite a broad potential scope, “MassReconnect” program is expected to start out small, helping around 8,000 students in its first year. But Healey presented it as part of her administration’s broader reinvestment in public higher education, after years of flat or declining state support.

With intensive academic instruction and pre-college counseling, Thrive Scholars is on a mission to see its students — overwhelmingly students of color from low-income households — win seats at the nation’s top schools.

Gordon College is facing a spiritual identity crisis, some students and alumni say — a problem it can't resolve with a tighter budget.

Here's a rundown of the early 2024 ballot question question proposals in Massachusetts, from Uber drivers to the MCAS test to psychedelics to rent control to the minimum wage.

Alumni of the John D. O’Bryant School of Math & Science were invited to tour the proposed new site of the exam school in West Roxbury last month as city and district leaders move forward with the controversial school relocation plan. The tour was organized by the Mayor’s Office, the district’s capital planning team, and Richard O’Bryant, the chair of the alumni steering