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Massachusetts Republicans are changing up their leadership. Last night, they narrowly voted to unseat Jim Lyons with longtime activist and lobbyist Amy Carnevale. Who is she? How is she different? And, what impact does this vote have?

As legal sports betting gets underway in Massachusetts, here's a review of which sports gaming regulators signed off on last week — and which didn't make the cut, at least for now. Plus, more on Tuesday's expected GOP vote for party chair and the ongoing Woburn teachers strike.

From a new report on the problems plaguing Boston's school bus system, to a Cambridge meeting to discuss last week’s fatal police shooting of a 20-year-old, here's what you need to know today.

Harvard's student population has grown more diverse over the last decade.

This week, teachers in Malden and Haverhill went on strike. They argued their schools aren’t being set up to succeed because they're understaffed and under-supported, and teachers' pay is relatively low.

From the new state dinosaur, to a local teachers strike entering its fourth day, here's what you need to know today.

From an adjustment to the MBTA's Blue Line diversion, to the local teacher strike entering its third day, here's what you need to know today.

From where teacher strikes stand in Malden and Haverhill, to the return of basketball season, here's what you need to know today.

Some critics of the MCAS say the pandemic gave Massachusetts a rare opportunity to leave its high-stakes "exit exam" behind.

The city has selected a new superintendent for Boston’s public schools just after it narrowly avoided a state takeover of the district.   WBUR education reporter Max Larkin breaks down a busy week in BPS news with Consider This host Darryl C. Murphy.