Federal judge in Boston temporarily halts Trump plan to cut hundreds of millions of dollars for teacher training

Harvard freezes hiring to assess how federal policy changes impact its finances

Higher education leaders have been on edge since President Trump took office in January and announced a slew of executive actions impacting research and academic institutions.

Mass. among states suing Trump administration over slashed teacher-prep funding

Actions at the federal level have impacted grants that funded a UMass Amherst program to train paraprofessionals to become licensed early childhood educators and a program to train bilingual teachers...

Colleges issue guidance to Mass. international students around travel plans and paperwork

The guidance follows a flurry of executive actions from the Trump administration relating to stricter immigration and visa policies.

UMass Dartmouth’s 660ドル million problem: Preserving its brutalist campus

UMass Dartmouth's campus is one of America’s largest works of Brutalism. But parts of it are crumbling and some areas fail to meet modern standards of handicap accessibility.

Without MCAS, this year's graduation requirements are left up to local districts

Many districts have settled on requiring passing grades in math, English language arts and science classes. The standards are tied to a 10th grade learning level, the same grade-level proficiency...

Quincy school committee votes against making Lunar New Year a school holiday

Many Quincy parents who testified at the recent school committee meeting voiced hope the holiday's recognition would strengthen Asian American representation in the city.

Interim Mass. education commissioner tapped to lead Pennsylvania school district

Russell Johnston led the department of elementary and secondary education in Massachusetts for a year. He indicated he wasn't interested in the permanent role back in December.

Mass. teachers union to remove website materials on Israel-Hamas war over concerns of antisemitism

The move follows criticism of the materials at a legislative hearing of a Special Commission on Combatting Antisemitism. Union President Max Page told the commission that the images and articles...

Fast-track to a bachelor's: Why colleges are offering 3-year degrees

Several colleges in New England — and a growing number nationwide — are offering a compressed college experience amid concerns over rising tuition costs and student loan debt.

N.H. high school students challenge Trump’s transgender sports ban in federal court

Two high school athletes have asked a federal judge to expand their lawsuit challenging the state’s transgender sports ban to include President Trump and his recent order banning transgender girls...