Monday numbers: A closer look at how Buncombe County women are criminalized for poverty and substance use
Drug abuse and violence are experiences commonly shared among the women detained at the Buncombe County Jail, according to a study released… Read more
Abby Kelley School students hold food drive for Abby’s House
WORCESTER, Mass. - Students at the Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public School are delivering food to women in need at… Read more
Commentary: We’re in the midst of an education crisis, but are we doing anything?
Massachusetts got a double dose of bad news this fall with national and state barometers confirming that more than two… Read more
‘I can achieve anything’: Young women react to groundbreaking wins in Massachusetts
BOSTON — Maura Healey became the first woman and first openly gay person to be elected governor, while Andrea Campbell… Read more
Lowell students rock the vote in mock election, debate
LOWELL — It was voting day in teacher Emma Bailey’s pre-K classroom at Lowell Community Charter Public School, and the… Read more
Lowell preschoolers learn power of their voices in costume vs. pajama day vote
LOWELL, Mass. — With the countdown to Election Day now just hours away, some future voters were learning how important… Read more
Kavita Kapor Macleod and Jonathan Thompson: To mitigate climate change, look to the trees
It’s autumn in Massachusetts and trees are having their moment. From dense forests in the Berkshires to coastal woods on… Read more
Lighthouse Students Learn About The First Cape Codders
And Gain Wampanoag Perspective On Thanksgiving EAST HARWICH – Sixth graders at the Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School recently had… Read more
Millions of people with disabilities will vote in this year’s election
Millions of people with disabilities will vote in this year’s election. But online information often isn’t accessible to this voting bloc.… Read more
Forests: the natural solution to climate crisis
FROM CATASTROPHIC STORMS and record-breaking heat to the rapid decline of bird and insect populations, a day doesn’t pass without news… Read more
American Medical Response expands ‘Earn While You Learn’ program to fill staffing roles
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Local fire and emergency medical crews are hoping that expanding training will help fill their staffing shortages… Read more
How pavement can help cool overheated cities, even in chilly Mass.
On a typical summer day, it might be 10-12 degrees cooler in leafy sections of Boston than it is downtown, because unshaded… Read more