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Mass. is changing its sex ed, health class guidelines for the first time in 24 years. What to know.
Schools Education officials unanimously approved an updated health and physical education framework on Tuesday, bringing changes to sex ed curriculum guidelines. Sue Ogrocki/AP, File More Massachusetts students will receive sex education that is medically accurate and LGBTQ+ inclusive after state education officials unanimously approved new curriculum guidelines on Tuesday — the first time the framework […]
This concert series for Boston-area homeless shelters takes inspiration from the shelter clients themselves
Music The public can hear Shelter Music Boston’s “Songs of Life” program at a free performance on Sept. 27. Shelter Music Boston performs at CASPAR Emergency Shelter in Cambridge in 2019. Carrie Eldridge-Dickson Shelter Music Boston’s latest concert series, “Songs of Life,” was inspired by — and created for — the clients of local homeless […]
City Council may require annual report on illegal gun trafficking
Local News Councilors are considering an ordinance that would require Boston Police to study the flow of illegal guns into Boston and release an annual public report. A plastic gun put on display by Massachusetts law enforcement officials during a press conference on gun trafficking in 2022. David L. Ryan/Boston Globe In the wake of […]
4 takeaways from the Globe Summit panel on the future of higher ed
Schools Three local university presidents discussed how the industry is rebounding from the pandemic years. From left: Aisha Francis, president and CEO of Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology; Paula A. Johnson, president of Wellesley College; and Marisa Kelly, president of Suffolk University, with Linda Henry, CEO of Boston Globe Media, at far right. Jonathan […]
Diana DiZoglio recorded a song about wanting to audit the Legislature
Politics “Don’t get too excited, legislative leaders. I’m not quitting my day job to go be a singer right now,” DiZoglio joked on GBH’s “Boston Public Radio” Monday. State Auditor Diana DiZoglio. Erin Clark/Boston Globe Staff, File Beacon Hill has a new musical sensation, and it’s … State Auditor Diana DiZoglio? The Methuen Democrat released […]
Police are searching for suspects in a Boston shooting that wounded five Sunday
Crime “We ask the public, particularly people in this area, if you’ve seen something or saw anything unusual or cars in the area, please let us know.” By Associated Press September 19, 2023 | 10:26 AM BOSTON (AP) — Police are searching for suspects in a shooting Sunday at a housing development that injured five […]
Worcester student arrested at school had loaded gun, heroin, crack cocaine in his bag, police say
Crime “We do not believe the student in question was planning to harm our students or staff,” said a Worcester Alternative School spokesperson. A teen boy was arrested at a Worcester school after he carried a loaded handgun and multiple bags of drugs onto campus Monday morning, according to a press release from the Worcester […]
How New England schools measured up in U.S. News & World Report’s latest college rankings
Local News New England schools made up four of the top 10 best universities in the nation. MIT ranked was ranked the second best university in the country by U.S. News & World Report this year. File Photo New England is home to many elite collegiate institutions. Several of the region’s colleges and universities were […]
Healey: State agencies will be banned from buying single-use plastic bottles
Politics The governor said Massachusetts would be the first U.S. state to institute such a ban, which she hopes will help protect ocean life and reduce carbon emissions. Gov. Maura Healey says she’ll enact a ban on state agencies buying single-use plastic bottles. She hopes the measure will help protect ocean life. Yuri Cortez/Getty Images […]
Watch: Third annual Globe Summit preview
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