The Heights

Newton’s Finance Committee Approves Funds for Homeless Student Transportation, Public Schools’ Stabilization Program

Riley Del Sesto • November 17, 2024

Newton Finance Committee approved $338,119 for Homeless Student Transportation and $2 million for Newton Public Schools’ Stabilization Fund

Winthrop Park School Institute Offers Summer Leadership Program

Brendan O’Friel • April 16, 2024

The Winthrop Park School Institute, an educational nonprofit, will offer a three-week program for high school students to promote leadership.

We Need More Male Teachers, and BC Can Help

Peter Coquillette • October 15, 2023

Boys don’t see nearly enough male teachers. Female teachers outnumber male teachers three to one in the U.S. K-12 education system. And when looking at the figures for elementary school teachers, the divide is even more dramatic: Men make up only 19.5 percent.

The Culture War’s Trojan Horse

Joseph Baldwin • March 30, 2023

The frontlines of the American “Culture War” continue to grow, as school districts across the country sweep books off the shelves amid pressure from parents, the state, or school boards.

Boston College Needs to Take Advantage of AI, Not Run Away From It

Peter Coquillette • March 19, 2023

Just like the internet, computers, television, and telephones before it, AI has untapped potential to change our lives for the better—no matter how much we resist it at first.

Letter to the Editor: Resolution Defending Academic Freedom As It Relates to Teaching About Race, Gender, Sexuality, and Critical Race Theory

BCAAUP • April 7, 2022

Co-sponsored by the BC chapter of the AAUP and University partners: Since its founding in 1915, the AAUP has steadfastly opposed political interference in the conduct of this country’s institutions...

Roughly Two-Thirds of BPS Schools Meet Standards

Gavin Zhang • September 29, 2019

Roughly two-thirds of Boston Public Schools improved from last year, according to the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s (DESE) annual accountability report for schools across...

Himes: The Final Cut

Emily Himes • March 31, 2019

Associate Arts Editor Emily Himes discusses the repercussions of making further education budget cuts.

Lynch Launches New ‘Learning Engineering’ Master’s Program

Abby Hunt • January 22, 2019

The Lynch School of Education will begin offering a new master’s program in learning engineering this fall—the program is the first of its kind.

OIP, OISS Launch Ninth Annual International Education Week

Jack Miller • November 12, 2018

The Office of International Programs (OIP) and the Office of International Students and Scholars (OISS) launched the ninth annual International Education Week on Monday.

Finding the Value in a Liberal Arts Education

Benjamin Errichetti • October 10, 2018

Sometimes it’s easy to get caught up in the rat race of academia and not really question what you’re doing.

Two Students Promote Libraries and Literacy, Near and Far

Andrea Pita • April 29, 2018

Daniel Moverman, MCAS ’18, and Tara Hebert, MCAS ’18 tackled the world's persisting problem of illiteracy.