For more than 20 years, Massachusetts high-school students needed to pass a standardized test to graduate—a requirement at least partially responsible for the state’s reputation for excellence in ...

U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon visited Malden schools on Monday but canceled her Tuesday visit to another district ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Outgoing Chicago Public Schools chief Pedro Martinez was tapped to become the next commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of ...

The Massachusetts Secretary of Education is pushing back on federal cuts to education funding, saying higher education needs to be more accessible nationwide, just like it is in the Bay State.

U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon stopped in Massachusetts on her nationwide tour to discuss “returning education to the states,” the administration’s plans for funding and more – meeting ...

The Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education on Tuesday voted to nominate Chicago Public Schools Chief Executive Officer Pedro Martinez as its next leader. In a virtual meeting ...

Almost two weeks ago, the U.S. Department of Education issued what some are now calling the "Dear Colleague letter” - a four-page memo from Acting Assistant Secretary of Civil Rights Craig Trainor. In ...