John Hilliard

Massachusetts lawmakers announced Tuesday that they reached an agreement on a long-awaited overhaul of the state's reading instruction requirements that will impose new mandates on school districts.

Scott Given, the leader of the shuttered Croft School, used the institution's funds for lavish family vacation and personal expenses while lying to

The Rev. Benjamin Madu, who served at Salem Hospital and churches on Cape Ann for several years, was preparing to return to Nigeria due to expiring visa

Records show nearly 200 underage people in Massachusetts logged onto online sports betting sites last year. Experts believe the actual total is far higher.

Milton pays police to search homes to count children's bedrooms, question families as part of residency probes

State education chief says local schools should not use police for residency investigations

A group of parents in suburban Milton Monday demanded that town officials stop using police and an anonymous tip line to verify the residency of

Changes discussed Wednesday include better data collection on factors like a student's race and housing conditions, come amid demands from families that the town stop using police to surveil children's homes.

From Holyoke to Plymouth, students entered new grades and met new teachers in scores of schools across the state

Boston Public Schools wasted nearly $900,000 in taxpayer money over six years by failing to follow proper contracting and payment practices, the state inspector general alleged in a report Wednesday.