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5 days ago | 
nhpr.org | Jill Kaufman
While Massachusetts remains top in the nation in education, the COVID generation of students still in school remain behind in math and reading skills. Boston Globe education data reporter Christopher Huffaker recently surveyed dozens of school superintendents for his article “’The pandemic broke us’: Mass. Superintendents see long road to recovery for students.” In his reporting, Huffaker used data from the Education Recovery Scorecard and from the Nation's Report Card.
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6 days ago | 
nepm.org | Jill Kaufman |Adam Frenier
Regional News Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email 1 of 3 — PXL_20250508_182925351.MP.jpg Bishop William Byrne, of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield, holds a picture of himself with newly elected Pope Leo XIV, from when they met several years ago.
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6 days ago | 
nhpr.org | Jill Kaufman
Every episode of the podcast Realistic CEO begins with Mychal Connolly Jr. relaying the basics of how it got started. “During a high class project, my teacher told me 'it's unrealistic being a CEO.' It's been my dream since I was 10, so I told her, ‘it is realistic.’"Then Mikey, as his family calls him, invites listeners to follow him on his journey to learn what it takes to lead a company, a business or a community organization.
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2 weeks ago | 
nhpr.org | Jill Kaufman
The death of Pope Francis on Monday means the Roman Catholic Church will soon begin the process of selecting a new pontiff. That ancient and mysterious undertaking known as the "conclave" invariably draws speculation over who will be chosen to lead the church and its 1.4 billion adherents worldwide, NPR reports. The body of Pope Francis was moved Thursday morning to lie in state at St. Peter's Basilica in Rome.
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3 weeks ago | 
nepm.org | Jill Kaufman
Published April 18, 2025 at 11:43 AM EDT Ways To Subscribe Apple NPR Spotify RSS 1 of 1 — grove.png In for Carrie Saldo, NEPM reporter Jill Kaufman covers these topics and more with reporter G. Mike Dobbs of FOCUS Springfield; MassLive political editor John Micek [not pictured]; and political consultant Ryan McCollum.
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1 month ago | 
wbur.org | Jill Kaufman
College communities in western Massachusetts and around the U.S. have been on edge for weeks, as federal immigration officials, without any warning, are revoking international student visas. In less than a week's time, more than a dozen University of Massachusetts Amherst students who were preparing for careers in science, the humanities and other fields, saw their goals take a sudden turn when their legal status to live and study in the U.S. disappeared.
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1 month ago | 
nhpr.org | Jill Kaufman
The travel and tourism economy in western Massachusetts is expected to feel the impact of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs. “The enemy of travel is a decline in disposable income,” said Jonathan Butler, CEO at 1Berkshire, among Massachusetts 16 regional tourism councils. If people have less resources, Butler said, they will spend less when they travel – or they'll make the decision to not travel at all, affecting Berkshire county across the board.
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1 month ago | 
nhpr.org | Jill Kaufman
The visas of four more international students who attend the University of Massachusetts Amherst have been revoked, according to school officials. That brings the total since last week to 10 graduates and undergraduates who are expected to leave the country. "All of them have sought legal counsel... and I think they're weighing their options," said Ken Reade, the executive director of Immigration Services in the university's office of Global Affairs. "It's fluid at the moment," he said.
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1 month ago | 
ctpublic.org | Jill Kaufman
New England Public Media | By Jill Kaufman Published March 20, 2025 at 2:57 PM EDT Members of the Belchertown, Mass., select board have narrowly agreed to allow an override vote on the state's tax-cap law known as Proposition 2½. A question will go before residents at the annual town meeting in May. If the override goes through, additional revenue could address a $2.1 million funding gap in the 2025-2026 school budget.
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2 months ago | 
ctpublic.org | Jill Kaufman
Connecticut Public Radio | By Jill Kaufman Published February 26, 2025 at 6:01 AM EST Javier Reyes, the chancellor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, seems to be looking for a new job. NEPM learned Tuesday that two media outlets in West Virginia, Metro News and The Dominion Post reported Reyes was a finalist for the presidency at West Virginia University, though he was not selected.
