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The New Boston University President Is a Renaissance Scholar’s Dream

Fresh off her summer inauguration, Melissa Gilliam talks campus protests, Roe v. Wade’s repeal, and becoming a newly minted Terrier fan.


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The Top Public High Schools in Greater Boston, Ranked for 2024

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The Fractured, Surprising, and Sobering Truth About Kids and Smartphones

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A Conservative Thought Experiment on a Liberal College Campus


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The Best Public High Schools in Greater Boston

Our annual ranking of the best public high schools in towns or districts within, or partially within, 495.

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The New Look of Higher Ed

In a time of major upheaval, what does the future hold for higher learning in Boston? Five hometown college and university leaders peer into their crystal ball—and what they see might surprise you.

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What It’s Like to Be an Elementary School Teacher during a Pandemic

A second grade teacher at an Arlington public school shares her experience.

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A BU Student Is Suing the University for a Refund

“The value of any degree issued on the basis of online or pass/fail classes will be diminished for the rest their lives,” the complaint states.

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It’s Official: Massachusetts Schools Are Closed for the Year

Gov. Charlie Baker just made the long-awaited announcement.

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Sorry, Parents: Boston Schools Will Not Reopen on May 4

You probably guessed this was coming, but Mayor Walsh made it clear today.


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Should Your Kid Be Taking Russian Math?

It touts itself as the key to helping your child get a leg up at school and presumably into college.

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How Local Colleges Are Handling Commencement During the Coronavirus Crisis

A running list of Boston area schools that have canceled, postponed, or replaced their commencement ceremonies.

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The New King of Clubs

Think Boston’s stodgy old world of private clubs won’t ever change? Clearly, you haven’t been to Marty Meehan’s UMass Club.

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The Tragic, Enduring Legacy of Phoebe Prince

Her death after being bullied at school was supposed to change everything. Now, 10 years later, has being a teenager in Massachusetts gotten any better?

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College Closures Grabbed Headlines, but Unaffordability Crushed Students in the 2010s

Student homelessness and income inequality plague universities more and more.

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Striking Harvard Grad Students Hope to Send a Message “Nationwide”

They walked off the job in a snowstorm on Tuesday.

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Want the Most Bang for Your Buck? This Is the Massachusetts College for You

And no, it’s not Harvard or MIT.

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Emerson College Will Absorb Vermont’s Marlboro College

The tiny liberal arts college is going to close its campus and move students to Boston.

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A Judge Just Sided with Harvard in the Big Affirmative Action Case

Harvard’s admissions system “passes constitutional muster,” the federal judge’s ruling reads.

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