Edwards founded the group Health Action Massachusetts, which is currently advocating for Beacon Hill to preserve the ...

New 2025 testing data shows third- through eighth-graders scored far below 2019 levels in reading. In math, some grades have ...

Superintendent of the Springfield Public Schools, Sonia Dinnall, accompanied the students, teaching them about her job and ...

State law dictates how public schools approach vaccines. Proposed legislation in the Bay State would prevent parents from claiming religion as a reason for skipping vaccination.

For Indigenous Peoples' Day, the Up First newsletter is recognizing the work NPR's member stations do to uplift Indigenous ...

Multiple sources tell NPR that, as part of the Trump administration's latest reduction-in-force, the U.S. Department of ...

Although standard vaccines are required by Massachusetts, it's up to local school districts to enforce the mandate - and they ...

A mass shooting at a crowded bar on an idyllic South Carolina island has left four people dead and at least 20 injured, ...

Municipalities report out that rising costs, revenue-raising restrictions, and sluggish state aid are squeezing local government budgets.

Preparations were also underway Sunday for the release of Israeli hostages held in Gaza and Palestinian prisoners held in ...

In South Carolina, more than 150 unvaccinated schoolkids are under quarantine after being exposed to measles. Across the U.S.

Israel and Hamas have agreed to the "first phase" of a ceasefire deal. And, hundreds of National Guard troops were deployed ...