Christopher Huffaker
Data Journalist at The Boston Globe
Data reporter @GlobeEducation. Erdős # of 3. Vive l'Alberta libre ! Aider, abetter, and/or co-conspirator. Views mine, RTs not.
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2 days ago |
bostonglobe.com | Christopher Huffaker
FRANKLIN — School construction costs have risen sharply in recent years, with inflation and rising interest rates helping to push prices for major projects to eye-watering numbers, such as $493 million for Revere High School and as much as $700 million for Boston’s Madison Park. But at Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical High School and other projects around Massachusetts, another increase is looming: tariffs.
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5 days ago |
bostonglobe.com | Christopher Huffaker
Massachusetts schools must again receive access to their remaining COVID-19 relief money, restoring more than $100 million in unspent funds the Trump administration had sought to strip away in March. Federal district court Judge Edgardo Ramos this week issued the preliminary injunction in response to a lawsuit filed by New York Attorney General Letitia James and 16 other state officials including Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell. The order only applies to the states that sued.
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1 week ago |
bostonglobe.com | Christopher Huffaker
State education leaders had taken steps to move to lottery-based admissions following criticism by advocates who argue the existing admissions process locks many marginalized students out.
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2 weeks ago |
bostonglobe.com | Christopher Huffaker
A new executive order by President Trump aims to undo school discipline guidance issued by the Obama and Biden administrations that sought to combat discriminatory actions against students of color. The guidance issued by the Democratic administrations was based on concerns that racism was prevalent in school discipline as Black students were disciplined at much higher rates than their peers.
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2 weeks ago |
bostonglobe.com | Christopher Huffaker
This is despite billions of dollars in federal aid to redress the damage done by prolonged school closures. Math skills have stagnated and reading achievement has worsened. Children who were not yet in high school when schools closed their doors have graduated, less equipped to navigate the world than those who came before. Dozens of Massachusetts superintendents surveyed by the Globe said it will be years before students catch up.
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