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Mass. lawmakers reach agreement on bill aiming to overhaul literacy programs for K-3 students If signed into law, the bill will enforce new literacy programs, educator preparation, and screenings for potential learning disabilities.

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When to Worry About ‘Summer Slide’? Tips to Help Fight Real Learning Loss | KQED Students will relax and forget over the summer, which is expected. For others, it's a time to catch up.

Boston City Council approves $1.7 billion schools budget that cuts hundreds of jobs The council chose to delay a vote on Mayor Wu's contentious operating budget proposal, saying they need more time to work through amendments.

Mass. high school to undergo testing after several female teachers diagnosed with breast cancer "It is, of course, possible that these multiple cases are not connected to one another, but out of abundance of caution, we are looking into any environmental factors at the school that may be a factor in their diagnoses."

Harvard College faculty to vote on limiting number of A's for students "Our grading is too compressed and too inflated, as nearly all faculty recognize; it is also too inconsistent, as students have observed."

Brookline voters overwhelmingly approve tax override to avoid school, public safety cuts Nearly 60 percent of voters approved Brookline’s Question 1, with 8,859 votes for yes and 5,826 voting no, according to official results.

Brockton hires investigator following student’s complaint against mayor The complaint against the mayor made national headlines after the student’s mother interrupted his remarks during Brockton's graduation.

After Years of Declines, Young Students Show Gains in Reading and Math | KQED Unscathed by pandemic-era school closures, the nation's 9-year-olds showed progress in math and reading. It's a different story for 13-year-olds, however.

Shafia Zaloom: S*x Ed and Becoming the Askable Parent | KQED Author Shafia Zaloom shares advice for parents and educators wondering how to navigate authentic conversions with young people.