"Today's action means that Massachusetts is one step closer to making schools cell phone-free," said Senate President Karen ...

"There are like almost 5 million able-bodied people on Medicaid who simply choose not to work," Jennings said July 1 on "CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip." "They spend six hours a day socializing and ...

The state Senate advanced a bill Tuesday night that would require public schools to restrict phone use. The Joint Education Committee redrafted legislation combining seven different Senate bills, ...

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The Massachusetts State Senate is gearing up for the next step in a growing debate over the benefits or harms that come with cellphones in K-12 classrooms.

Massachusetts Senate Democrats were preparing to advance legislation Tuesday that requires all public schools to implement a ...

Her story, in many ways, illuminates the strides left to be made 50 years after the US pledged to educate all disabled ...

According to state immunization data, vaccination rates among kindergartners in Massachusetts have been falling — from 95.9% ...

Congress is on the verge of greenlighting new restrictions capping how much graduate students will be able to borrow from the ...

As a state budget takes shape in Massachusetts, several lawmakers continue to fight for more rural school funding. Advocates ...

Beacon Hill Roll Call records local representatives’ and senators’ votes on roll calls from the week of June 23-27. APPROVE ...