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New research shows students have fallen behind in math since the pandemic disrupted school, while most are progressing at a normal pace in reading

The shift from in-person to remote learning is giving some teachers unprecedented video access into their students’ homes

Schools in Lowell, Massachusetts, will be moving to full remote learning starting next week as the city remains at a high risk level for COVID-19. Lowell Public Schools announced Wednesday that classes would be remote-only starting Monday. The city is now in its third consecutive week in the state’s highest risk category. “Please know this decision was not made...

There has been another big jump in the number of cities and towns at high risk for COVID-19.

A cyberattack knocked out the internet this week at a school campus in Tyngsboro, Massachusetts, and experts believe it was caused by a device on the property, the city’s school district said Friday. The cyberattack was a distributed denial of services attack, according to the Tyngsboro School District, a common way of shutting down websites or computer networks. It’s...

Authorities are investigating a DDOS attack on schools in Tyngsboro, Massachusetts.

Back-to-school shopping now includes plenty of masks and hand sanitizer, but one student in Medford, Massachusetts, is buying supplies for more than just herself. Delilah Putnam, a seventh-grader at Andrews Middle School in Medford, spent the summer raising money and collecting donations to make COVID-19 prevention kits for classrooms. The boxes include items like paper towels, disinfectant spray and protective…

A seventh-grader is buying supplies for more than just herself, carrying out a mission to help every classroom stay safe.

Less than three weeks after the school year started virtually in Lawrence, Massachusetts, hundreds of students still haven’t logged on for a single class, the district said Monday after a school committee member raised concerns over poor attendance records. Jonathan Guzmán, a school committee member who represents District F, said it’s possible that more than 1,000 students haven’t attended...

Hundreds of students in Lawrence have not shown up for classes since they started on Sept. 16.

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker continued Thursday to push schools with low COVID-19 transmission rates to bring kids back into the classrooms. “It’s safe for these students and teachers to return to in-person learning,” he said at a press conference. “Our administration is clear in the expectation that students should return to the classroom.” Elementary and Secondary Education Commissioner Jeffrey...

Despite a possible second wave of the coronavirus this fall, state officials are continuing to push schools with low COVID-19 transmission rates to bring kids back into the classrooms.

Gov. Charlie Baker on Thursday discussed operation of schools in Massachusetts as his administration pushes some lower-risk communities to submit plans to return to in-person learning.

Amplifying his administration’s desire to see more children return to school, Gov. Charlie Baker is turning up the pressure on cities and towns with low COVID-19 transmission rates, urging them to stick with their plans for in-person learning and not make snap decisions based on a single party or cluster of infections. Baker on Wednesday chided districts that opted...

Gov. Charlie Baker is turning up the pressure on cities and towns with low COVID-19 transmission rates, urging them to stick with their plans for in-person learning and not make snap decisions based on a single party or cluster of infections.

As pharmaceutical companies race to manufacture a COVID-19 vaccine, many people are wary of a shot that is working its way through the approval process at record speed during a highly politicized pandemic, NBC News reports. While some professions could require employees to get the vaccine, experts say schools almost certainly will require students to — potentially setting the stage...

During the coronavirus pandemic, Vermont schools are holding classes outdoors more than ever. At the Lake Champlain Waldorf School in Shelburne, third grade students were wearing hats and coats outdoors Tuesday, but their study of phonetics and parts of speech was otherwise the same as it would have been inside. “We feel really inspired that we’re not just making...

We checked in with three Vermont schools that set up outdoor classrooms amid the coronavirus pandemic to see how it was going. The reviews were positive, at least a little ways into sweater season.

Snow days may be gone, introverted students may be thriving and teachers may be overwhelmed by planning and constant change. Just a few observations from a wide-ranging conversation with the Executive Director of the Massachusetts School Counselors Association, Bob Bardwell.

Many students across Massachusetts are doing remote learning even though their communities have low rates of COVID transmission, and state education officials are asking why.