Schools were closed Tuesday and Wednesday, and officials said they could be closed longer for the safety of students. That's because the district can't access student health records and transportation and food-related information.

Boston Public Schools is launching an AI literacy initiative backed by a $1 million gift from tech entrepreneur Paul English and the AI Institute at UMass Boston. Leaders say the program will focus on ethics, creativity and responsible use.

Salem Public Schools are entering their fourth year without student cell phones to reduce distractions and keep kids engaged. Superintendent Stevens Wright said the ban followed concerns that phones were pulling students away from learning after the pandemic.

In an effort to reduce inequality in education outcomes, some school districts are removing honors classes or other programs for high achievers. Some students, parents and teachers say the push to "de-track" or "de-level" classrooms is limiting learning for everyone.

How much these devices consume our attention, and particularly how they impact children's developing brains and social skills, has deeply troubled some health and education experts, parents and students.

fter another round of testing revealed stubbornly high rates of PCBs—a class of toxic chemicals—at Vermont's North Country Union High, administrators are preparing to educate students in wedding tents this fall.

The state will need more than 30,000 new workers who can install heat pumps, prepare residential homes to charge electric vehicles, build offshore wind farms, and more to get there.

By many measures, the Eliot K-8 Innovation School is a notable bright spot for Boston Public Schools. Its students routinely—often dramatically—beat the average on state tests.