U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs is presiding over two Harvard cases challenging Trump’s moves to cut federal funding from the university and to ban it from enrolling international students.
Carrie Jung
WBUR
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Mass. Lawmakers Unveil $1.5 Billion, 7-Year Education Bill
Massachusetts lawmakers have introduced a bill that would add $1.5 billion to the state’s public education system over the next seven years.
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College Presidents: Immigration Policies Are Weighing On Mass. Higher Education
University presidents in Massachusetts are growing more agitated with federal immigration policies, telling members of the state’s Congressional delegation in a new letter that efforts to attract and retain international students, faculty and researchers are suffering. In a letter Monday to the delegation, the presidents of 43 colleges and universities cited an increase in visa processing delays […]
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Lawsuit Claims New MA Background Checks Discriminate Against Childcare Workers
The group Lawyers for Civil Rights has filed a class-action lawsuit against the commonwealth of Massachusetts over what they’re calling overly broad and discriminatory background check regulations for childcare workers. The rules were instituted as part of a larger regulation update state legislators passed last year to comply with new federal mandates. At issue is an additional set of rules […]
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Mass. Education Commissioner Seeks To Close Achievement Gap, Deepen Learning
Education Commissioner Jeff Riley says that while Massachusetts should be proud of its “first in the nation” status on several educational measures, the state still has a lot of work to do, particularly when it comes to closing the achievement gap between white students and their minority peers.Along with a report called “Our Way Forward,” Riley […]
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Mass. Education Funding System Violates Student Rights, Lawsuit Alleges
A group of parents and education advocates filed a lawsuit in state court Thursday over what they’re calling inadequate school funding. The plaintiffs argue the current school funding system, which is more than 25 years old, isn’t keeping up with their students’ needs and is creating a system of “separate but unequal schools.”The plaintiffs include […]
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After Tumultuous Year, Hampshire College Graduates Say Commencement Was Bittersweet
The Hampshire College Library Lawn in Amherst was a busy place Saturday morning. By 10 a.m. most of the school’s 295 graduates were lined up just outside a large white tent, getting ready for the ceremony. “I’m scared. I’m sad. It’s bittersweet,” said astrophysics major Andy Cohn, who was putting the finishing touches on a bright […]
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U.S. House Passes Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Land Bill
A bill aimed at securing the federal trust status of the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe’s land in southeastern Massachusetts passed the U.S. House Wednesday. The final vote was 275-146, with almost all Democrats voting for it, and most Republicans voting against it. Lawmakers were supposed to vote on the bill last week under a process that would’ve required […]
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On First Day Of Trial, Harvard Dean of Admissions Defends Process
Harvard University’s longtime dean of admissions defended the school in federal court on Monday as a contentious trial over racial considerations in the admissions process began. Students for Fair Admissions, the plaintiff in the case, is arguing that there’s no explanation for the racial makeup of Harvard’s first-year classes, except for racial balancing, which the Supreme Court […]
