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Colin A. Young State House News Service Two prominent human services agencies in the region have entered into a "strategic partnership" that will aim to help each organization better serve children, adults and families with intellectual and developmental disabilities, autism and behavioral health needs. Framingham-based Advocates and Franklin-based Horace Mann Educational Associates together serve more than 35,000 children, adults and families in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, and employ more than 2,200 workers, most of whom are direct care human service workers. Under the partnership annou...

523 students, 407 staffers positive for COVID in Massachusetts schools in last week Updated Jan 14, 2021; A total of 930 COVID-19 cases, split between 523 students and 407 staff members, have been reported at Massachusetts schools from Jan. 7 to 13, education officials said Thursday. Those cases do not include students who are learning remotely. The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education each Thursday issues a COVID case report, detailing the number of students and staff members who reported a positive test for the coronavirus within seven days of being inside school buildings. Thi...