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Massachusetts schools saw a decrease in coronavirus cases this week, with 476 new cases reported among students and staff.  The state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education released the numbers Thursday in its weekly COVID-19 report. A total of 343 students and 133 employees with district building access within seven days of the report tested positive between Feb. 25 and…

Jaime Mulligan of Milton, Massachusetts, is one of the many working moms who’s been doing it all during this pandemic. “Teacher, technology director, chauffeur, never mind my full time job, housekeeper…. It’s been the hardest year of my life,” she said. In what little spare time she has, Mulligan assists grassroots organization Open Milton Public Schools. It’s one of...

The coronavirus pandemic is putting a lot of pressure on moms, who have to take on new roles, like their kids’ teachers, while working from home.

A special photo project that families in North Andover are participating in documents what kids have lost over a year learning from home during the coronavirus crisis.

North Andover, Massachusetts, photographer and mother Abby Murphy took photos of kids sharing what they missed or have struggled with during the year the coronavirus pandemic forced people into lockdown and kept many students out of schools.

Parents, students, experts and activists shed new light on the impact the pandemic has had on the Black community.

Parents, students, experts and activists shed new light on the impact the pandemic has had on the Black community.

Teachers unions and school committee members are pushing back against a move to get students back into the classroom full time at Massachusetts schools. Elementary and Secondary Commissioner Jeff Riley said Tuesday that it’s time to begin the process of resuming in-person learning, citing improving health metrics and mitigation measures in place across the state’s districts. “The evidence on...

Teachers unions are pushing back against a move to get students back into the classroom full time at Massachusetts schools.

With health metrics improving and mitigation measures in place across Massachusetts schools, Elementary and Secondary Commissioner Jeff Riley said Tuesday it is time to begin the process of getting more students back into classrooms. Riley, who joined Gov. Charlie Baker and Education Secretary James Peyser on Tuesday afternoon to announce the push, told Board of Elementary and Secondary Education members…

Almost a year after schools moved to remote learning, Massachusetts is pushing for students to return to the classroom full-time.

Massachusetts announced Tuesday that it wants to get all elementary school students back inside a classroom full-time within five weeks.

The goal is to bring all elementary school students back for in-person learning five days a week.

The state’s Board of Elementary and Secondary Education will meet Tuesday with several key topics on the agenda, including reopening schools and a vote on hybrid learning standards.

In Windham, New Hampshire, a petition calling for all kids to return to the classroom five days a week is gaining momentum. The woman who started the petition has three kids in the Windham School District.She says it’s been almost a year since they’ve been back in school full-time and she’s starting to see the impact. “The word I...

A petition in Windham, New Hampshire, is calling for all kids to return to the classroom five days a week, but educators are pushing back over a lack of space in buildings.

A Vermont college professor thought her online teaching tools fell short, so she built her own. And now, with investors’ backing, her tech startup hopes to keep growing well beyond its New England roots.

InSpace, which announced $2.5-million in venture capital funding, provides tools educators can use to encourage classroom engagement

It’s been more than a year since the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in the United States, and schools in many areas are approaching the anniversary of the shift to online remote learning. Pediatricians say there is an alarming uptick in young patients with depression and anxiety, and emergency room visits for mental health are up for children and...

A new study by NBC News and the non-profit Challenge Success found that despite risks associated with returning to classrooms during the pandemic, students learning remotely are experiencing more stress.