Beacon Hill Democrats largely cleared their plates this past month of major priorities that had shaped the early part of ...

Supporters have argued the devices in school distract students and encourage heavy use of social media, contributing to a ...

Senate President Karen Spilka compared sweeping arrests by federal immigration authorities since President Donald Trump took office in January to Adolf Hitler’s rise to power in Europe during the ...

More than $1 million in already-approved federal funding is being withheld from Framingham Public Schools, and is instead under review.

It might be too late for parents to dream about a screen-free summer for their kids, but the Massachusetts Senate is moving ...

“We heard loud and clear that the people want us in the Legislature to move bills more efficiently, more transparently, and ...

More than a quarter-century after voters revoked the right to vote from Bay Staters incarcerated on felonies, the ...

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.

The Massachusetts Senate is moving forward on a bill to ban cellphone use in all Massachusetts schools. The Joint Education ...

State officials said that federal education grants that were expected to arrive July 1 are now instead under review “to make ...

Will wonders never cease. Our state Legislature, well known for the glacial pace of its budget deliberations, defied that ...