Back to School

State plans to send weekly at-home tests for students, school staff enrolled in testing program

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Gov. Baker, DESE commissioner to make announcement on schools, COVID-19 testing

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MA schools mostly reopen despite COVID surge

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Gov. Baker talks about in-person learning at Salem K-8 school

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Boston superintendent: 155 teachers, staff tested positive for COVID-19 over the weekend

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More Headlines

DESE: school rapid test kits have arrived, distribution starts this weekend

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DESE denies Curley waiver for 7 remote learning days to count towards state requirement, approves 4

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Vaccinated students, staff at Xaverian Brothers High School can go maskless after 80% threshold met

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Childhood obesity up 16 percent nationwide during pandemic

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Amherst school district to require student COVID-19 vaccines

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Boston Public Schools dealing with supply chain issues for lunch deliveries

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Public health expert: Don’t dump masks in schools Nov. 1

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Racist email on UMass Amherst campus raises questions

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Boston 25 ‘Gets Real’ about the youth mental health crisis

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Masks in schools: CDC releases new data to support school masking rules to prevent COVID-19

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Demand blamed for weekly testing hiccups in 600+ MA districts

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Spring MCAS scores (mostly) go south

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Parents keep pressing DESE for virtual option

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Role of MCAS exam continues to rile education world

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COVID-19 updates: 20 new deaths, 1,543 new cases

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Some unvaccinated kids kept out of the classroom

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Some MA parents want remote learning option back

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25 Investigates: Hundreds of Mass. schools yet to receive state supplied COVID testing tools

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Bus issues mar Boston’s back to school

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Lack of availability and high cost of child care leaving many working women in tough predicament

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Coronavirus Headlines

Coronavirus: Pfizer says 3 COVID-19 vaccine doses protect children under 5

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Pfizer says 3 COVID shots protect children under 5

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Walensky OKs panel’s recommendation that children 5 to 11 years old get COVID-19 booster

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CDC director: A third of US residents should be considering masks

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FDA authorizes Pfizer’s COVID-19 booster shot for 5- to 11-year-olds

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Studies: Getting sick from omicron protects vaccinated better than second booster

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Coronavirus: 3rd round of free rapid COVID-19 tests available from US government

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CDC: US COVID-19 death toll tops 1 million

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Colleges scrap testing programs, COVID-19 housing

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What is behind the latest surge in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations?

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Creeping COVID-19 cases result in few schools mask mandates

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Coronavirus: 1 million Americans have died from COVID-19, White House says

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