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Massachusetts education officials reported more than 480 new coronavirus cases this week in schools across the state. The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education released the report on Wednesday, one day early due to the Thanksgiving holiday. The weekly COVID-19 report shows a total of 276 students and 206 staffers tested positive for the virus from Nov. 19 through Nov….

Coronavirus cases are on the rise in Massachusetts schools, with 307 more cases reported this week. The Department of Elementary and Secondary released the numbers Thursday in its weekly COVID-19 report. A total of 176 students learning in-person or in a hybrid plan tested positive from Nov. 5 to 11, as did 131 school district staffers. This week is the…

Gov. Charlie Baker visited a school in Carlisle as he stressed the importance of letting students learn in-person wherever possible.

Massachusetts schools across the state reported fewer total coronavirus cases than they did last week. From Oct. 29 to Nov. 4, they reported 252 positive cases between 154 students learning in-person or in hybrid classes and 98 school staff members, according to the weekly report from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, released Thursday. It’s a decline of…

Massachusetts changed which communities it considered at high risk of coronavirus transmission, which dropped the number from 121 to 16 on Friday. Officials said the change allows more schools to hold in-person classes.

Worcester Public Schools have delayed a return to in-person learning for the highest-need and vocational students until the district can upgrade ventilation systems in school buildings. The district was unable to complete key upgrades in time for the Nov. 16 start date, according to city officials, amid concerns over a rising number of COVID-19 cases. The Worcester School Committee approved…

The Worcester School Committee decided to delay in-person learning for high need and vocational students because the district was unable to upgrade ventilation systems in school buildings by Nov. 16.

Class during COVID hasn’t been easy for any Massachusetts school districts, with some switching between remote and in-person learning as coronavirus case numbers rise and fall. Now an alarming preliminary estimate from a superintendent survey in early September seems to signal that a large number of students are leaving public schools for either private schools or for homeschooling. “It’s...

A survey from superintendents in Massachusetts has found that large amounts of students are leaving public schools for either private schools or for homeschooling due to the rise and fall of coronavirus cases.

A judge blocked the Boston Teachers Union’s request to intervene as they sought to keep teachers working remotely amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Dozens of Boston teachers and parents held a rally at Dorchester Park Saturday afternoon to call for safer centers of learning amid the rising coronavirus cases in the city. “We would like a safe place for our highest need students to be with appropriate ventilation,” said Liz Everson, a special education teacher. One suggestion among the group of ralliers Saturday…

Mayor Marty Walsh stressed this weekend that students with the highest needs should be prioritized for in-person learning.

Boston teachers and parents are expected to gather for a rally to demand an end to all in-person learning due to the rise in coronavirus rates.

The Boston Teachers Union is filing an injunction to halt in-person learning at Boston Public Schools on Friday due to coronavirus concerns. But Mayor Marty Walsh continues to argue that the schools should remain open for high-needs students. Boston delayed plans to reopen schools in the city because the coronavirus positivity rate hit 4%, Walsh announced Wednesday. But the 1,300…

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh continues to argue that public schools should remain open for high-needs students as the Boston Teachers Union files an injunction to halt in-person learning amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The Boston Teachers Union is filing an injunction to halt in-person learning at Boston Public Schools Friday, citing coronavirus concerns.

Citing rising cases of COVID-19, the Boston Teachers Union announced Thursday that it is seeking an injunction to stop in-person learning at Boston Public Schools. The union, which held an emergency town hall Wednesday night, said in a statement that it was headed to court for the injunction, an order to stop doing something, because Boston Public Schools and the…

Teachers expressed grave concerns about in-person learning when they filed an injunction.

Teachers in Boston are fighting the decision to require some to report to school buildings amid the pandemic.

As Boston’s COVID-19 positivity rate increases to 4.1 percent, Mayor Walsh pauses school reopening plan.