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Massachusetts enrolled mainly white students in 2022-23 school year

In the 2022-23 school year, 54.4% of the 913,735 students enrolled in Massachusetts identified as white, according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

By Bay State News | Oct 14, 2024

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Massachusetts ranks no. 34 in 2024 Parent Power index, empowering families in education choices

By Bay State News | Jun 3, 2024

In the Center for Education Reform's 2024 Parent Power Index, Massachusetts secured the thirty-forth position, with an Overall Parent Power Index Score of 63.9%.

Report: Jewish left-wing activist Soros funding tent city at Harvard University

By Bay State News | May 9, 2024

The Pro-Palestine protest at Harvard University is one of several demonstrations on college campuses across the country, with student groups organizing encampments, protests, and demonstrations at their schools in an attempt to force the universities and colleges to divulge and divest from any connections that benefit Israel.

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2021-22 school year: Increasing number of students in halls across Massachusetts

By Bay State News | Aug 9, 2023

There were 911,529 students enrolled in Massachusetts’ schools in the 2021-22 year, according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

Did Massachusetts’ graduation rate rise or fall in 2021-22?

By Bay State News | Aug 3, 2023

Compared to the previous academic year, the graduation rate in Massachusetts rose 0.5%, according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

Student-to-teacher ratio in Massachusetts improved in 2021-2022

By Bay State News | Jul 27, 2023

In Massachusetts, the ratio of students to teachers dropped to around 12:1 during the 2021-2022 cycle, according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

Massachusetts enrolled mainly white students in 2021-22 school year

By Bay State News | Jun 26, 2023

In the 2021-22 school year, 55.7% of the 911,529 students enrolled in Massachusetts identified as white, according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

Analysis: Massachusetts not among the 11 states with education savings accounts

By Bay State News Report | Apr 28, 2023

As Florida becomes the latest state to create an education savings account (ESA) program, an analysis by the Bay State News shows that Massachusetts is not one of 11 states that has such a program.

Boston Globe Features WLP Student Work

Students from a Writing, Literature, and Publishing class taught by associate professor and former editor of the Globe Magazine Susanne Althoff, in collaboration with the media entity, had their writing highlighted on the homepage of the Globe and the March 26 Sunday Globe Magazine for the piece “What do Boston’s college students worry about today? And what gives them hope?”

Students Hold March for Our Lives Rally on Common: WCVB

Students held a March For Our Lives rally on Saturday in the Boston Common, speaking at the Parkman Bandstand, calling for stricter gun laws in the U.S.

Amherst and Williams Announce Historic Merger: APRIL FOOLS!!

Amherst and Williams Colleges announced this morning that the two highly-regarded Massachusetts schools will merge operations effective tomorrow, April 2, 2023.

Amherst College hosts M@A Presents: Tai Murray, Volin with Gilles Vonsattel, Piano on April 7

Amherst College hosts M@A Presents: Tai Murray, Volin with Gilles Vonsattel, Piano on April 7

The Inaugural Address of President Greg Weiner, Ph.D.

Chairman Bedard; Fr. Gallagher; Your Excellency Bishop McManus; Rabbi Fellman; Mayor Petty; Faculty, Staff and Administrative Colleagues; Fellow Presidents; Trustees; Benefactors; Alumni; Honored Guests; Students; Family; and Friends:

Assumption University Formally Inaugurates Greg Weiner, Ph.D., as its 17th President

Today, Dr. Greg Weiner was installed as Assumption University’s 17th president. The inauguration ceremony featured long-established University traditions including an academic procession including faculty, trustee representatives, and delegates from regional colleges and universities, musical selections, community speakers, and the traditional president’s address, where Dr. Weiner shared his vision for the future of the University.

Amherst College hosts President's Colloquium on Race and Racism and Presidential Scholar Saidiya Hartman on April 6

Amherst College hosts President's Colloquium on Race and Racism and Presidential Scholar Saidiya Hartman on April 6

Amherst College hosts TM Capital Information Session on April 6

Amherst College hosts TM Capital Information Session on April 6

Most popular majors

By Bay State News reports | Mar 29, 2023

For the first time in 15 years, finance is the most popular major at Boston College, with 1,360 undergraduates enrolled for the 2022-2023 academic year, followed by economics (1,260), which had topped the list annually since 2012-2013—and ahead of finance since 2013-2014.

Office of the Provost Announces Fall 2022 Dean’s and Merit Lists

By Bay State News reports | Mar 28, 2023

Bunker Hill Community College’s (BHCC) Office of the Provost is proud to announce the Fall 2022 Dean’s and Merit lists, which recognize more than a thousand BHCC students for their achievement in academic excellence.