Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The doctor she’d seen insisted she had chronic hives, but Dr. Barkoff couldn’t help but suspect that it was something else, given ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BROCKTON — Did you do everything to graduate high school but pass MCAS? Good news. You may be able to get your diploma after all.

I was hopeful that Massachusetts would finally begin moving away from the culture of high-stakes testing that has shaped our ...

Mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS) is a condition that occurs when the mast cells in your body release too much of a substance that causes allergy-like symptoms. Mast cells are part of your immune ...

With every teachers’ union pushing for the passage of Question 2 on the November ballot, the recent release of a study reviewing the pros and cons of that proposition sheds light on what dismantling ...

BOSTON - Now that Question 2 has passed, removing MCAS as a graduation requirement in Massachusetts schools, are standards for high school graduation in the state practically nonexistent? One civic ...

As Massachusetts voters ponder a ballot question this November on the future of the MCAS testing graduation requirement, Brown University researchers dug into more than 15 years of studies to ...

MCAs (whether legitimate or not) are quietly killing businesses. Before considering legal options for businesses that have secured MCAs, it is important to understand what an MCA is and why it poses a ...

People with long Covid feel "forgotten, unheard, disbelieved, isolated", barrister Anthony Metzer KC told the Covid-19 Inquiry last month on behalf of advocacy groups for people with the condition. A ...