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Two housing projects will begin construction next year and be move-in ready by 2026.

Precollege programs can help boost access for students from underrepresented communities. The Supreme Court’s affirmative action ruling could force colleges to rethink them. Rice College president Reginald DesRoches launched his career as a civil engineer–turned–higher ed administrator back in the early 1980s, when he joined a summer bridge program for students from underrepresented backgrounds before his freshman year at the University of California, Berkeley.

The Supreme Court’s decision only explicitly addressed admissions. But legal experts say it could have much broader implications and that colleges would be wise to prepare accordingly. It’s been less than a month since the Supreme Court ruled that affirmative action in admissions was unconstitutional.

A San Francisco teacher union leader said teachers could go on strike when school returns if demands in increased pay are not met despite the state facing budget woes.

The School Committee will take up the matter of cellphones in classrooms again in August, after giving the district time to come up with an intervention plan.