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City leaders plan to close three Boston schools in 2028, shocking some students and parents
Boston Public Schools leadership is set to propose the closure of three schools in 2028 as the district faces declining enrollment. District leaders will put forward a plan to shut down East Boston Early Education Center, Greater Egleston High School in Roxbury and Charlestown High School at Wednesday’s school committee meeting. The district intends to eventually relocate another secondary school in the Charlestown building. The committee is expected to vote on the plan in early December.
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Israeli death penalty conversation intends to inform on unreported aspects of the Israel-Hamas war
Suffolk University will welcome human rights lawyer and author Sari Bashi to lead a discussion titled “Justice or Vengeance?” surrounding Israel’s contested death penalty law applying only to Palestinians convicted of terrorism Nov. 5. The discussion will be held in Smith Commons on the fifth floor of Sargent Hall from 9:15 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.
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The Standard-Times
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Dorchester Reporter
Top Meehan deputy named interim UMass-Boston chancellor
UMass President Marty Meehan pulled from inside his leadership team to put an interim leader in place at the university’s Boston campus. Chancellor Marcelo Suárez-Orozco plans to leave in February, he announced in September, and the university announced Thursday that Nefertiti Walker will serve as interim chancellor of UMass Boston. Suárez-Orozco has a seven-year run.
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Boston
‘A broken and failed system’: Parents and city councilors admonish Boston Public Schools for bus issues
Boston Public Schools fined bus contractor Transdev $10,500 for blown trips, adding to more than $400,000 in fines assessed last school year. Parents at a Boston City Council education committee hearing began to grow restless and murmur to one another just after 3 p.m. Monday. One parent’s child didn’t get...
Dorchester Reporter
LATE BUSES, LOST TIME: City students at a dozen schools miss thousands of class minutes
School buses parked at the Boston Public Schools Department of Transportation Readville Yard, in Hyde Park, Mass. Robin Lubbock/WBU. Copyright © 2026 Boston Neighborhood News, Inc. This content may not be re-published or re-used without written permission. By Suevon Lee, WBUR. A single bus taking students to Boston’s James...
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Taunton Daily Gazette
Stonehill College wins grant to train Cape Cod teachers
Stonehill College has received a $1,106,348 federal grant to expand special education teacher training and credentials on Cape Cod and the Islands. The U.S. Department of Education awarded the grant for Project CAPE, or Credentialing, Advancing, and Preparing Educators in Special Education, according to a community announcement. Stonehill Associate Vice President and Dean of Graduate & Professional Studies Elizabeth Stringer Keefe and Director of Graduate Teacher Education Rebekah Louis secured the funding. The project will support 24 prospective teachers with tuition and other assistance as they pursue Massachusetts special education licensure, a Master of Education degree or both. Another 20 early-career Cape Cod teachers will receive support to earn the Massachusetts Autism Endorsement through a 15- to 18-credit graduate certificate. Project CAPE will also examine factors affecting recruitment and retention of special educators on Cape Cod and the Islands, with a focus on preparing and sustaining teacher workforces in rural, geographically isolated and island communities. “We are honored to receive this grant, which is an endorsement of the excellence that students can expect when they choose Stonehill,” Stringer Keefe said. “Over the past several years, the College has expanded its presence on the Cape, investing significant time and resources to