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Massachusetts spends thousands more on school construction aid for white students than for students of color

Massachusetts took aggressive steps two decades ago to rein in out of control school construction spending, but the effort has led to huge disparities in funding, with substantially more aid going to white students on a per pupil basis than to Latino and Black students, a Globe review has found.

MUSIC REVIEW
Foo Fighters bring the first day of Boston Calling to a roaring conclusion
Day one of this year’s festival, which included sets by The National, Celisse, Brandie Blaze, Niall Horan, and last-minute substitutes Dropkick Murphys, ran about as smoothly and triumphantly as anyone could hope.

How Boston Calling got its 'Boston' back A fan's guide to Boston Calling What to eat at Boston Calling

Live updates
Under sunny skies, Boston Calling is underway on its second day
Boston Calling is continuing on Saturday with perfect weather and a range of performances.

See videos and photos of the bands that performed on Friday at Boston Calling
The Foo Fighters were among the musical groups that played for festival-goers on the first day of the weekend event at Harvard Athletic Complex.

GAME 6: Celtics Vs. Heat, 8:30 p.m. ET

Tara Sullivan
A former assistant coach sees the same qualities in Joe Mazzulla, coach, as he did in Joe Mazzulla, college point guard
Mike Maker, a former West Virginia assistant and coach at Williams, also coached Miami's Duncan Robinson.

Chad Finn: This Celtics team seems to be writing its own anything-is-possible story
YVONNE ABRAHAM

Teaching is increasingly difficult. So why stay in that job?

As any teacher in the country will tell you, an already-difficult job is now exponentially harder. Why do those who stay stick it out? Three dedicated educators in Boston’s most challenging schools tell us.

Pork-pocalypse now? In wake of Supreme Court ruling and 2016 vote, pork prices could soar in Mass.

A 2016 animal welfare ballot measure that would prohibit most US pork from being sold in Massachusetts could finally take effect as soon as next month. And pork purveyors here say that means prices are about to pop.

In Allston’s Koreatown, the American dream grinds on despite demographic shifts

On Harvard Avenue, a concrete expanse where storefront graffiti is much more commonplace than trees on the sidewalk, generations of Korean families have come to try their hand at success.

McCarthy says negotiators are ‘closer to an agreement’ on debt crisis, but no deal yet

Both sides have suggested one of the main holdups is a GOP effort to expand existing work requirements for recipients of food stamps and other federal aid programs, a longtime Republican goal that Democrats have strenuously opposed.
Yellen’s debt limit warnings went unheeded, leaving her to face fallout

As Elizabeth Holmes heads to prison for fraud, many puzzle over her motives
Questions still linger about her true intentions — so many that even the federal judge who presided over her trial seemed mystified.

‘Yes You Can’: Hundreds gather Saturday to honor Marathon legends Dick and Rick Hoyt
Rick Hoyt had “put his heart and soul” into planning Saturday's race and he would have wanted to it go on, according to organizers.

GOP-controlled Texas House votes to impeach Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton
The historic vote came after a monthslong House investigation into the three-term attorney general that resulted in 20 charges alleging sweeping abuses of power, including obstruction of justice, bribery, and abuse of public trust.

Memorial Day Weekend

11 ways to celebrate Memorial Day weekend in Boston

Memorial Day weekend traffic is expected to be heavy. These are best and worst times to hit the road.

See photos of the Memorial Day flag display on the Boston Common

Recipe: Top slices of charred, rosy, grilled flank steak with blue cheese butter this Memorial Day weekend
Gary Washburn | Sunday basketball notes

Bronny may be on the horizon, but LeBron James is 38 after all

The NBA will miss James desperately, but it was apparent he was exhausted from the Lakers’ tumultuous season and surprising playoff run.
Ben Volin | Sunday football notes

Jim Irsay to mix rock ‘n’ roll with Patriots-Colts nostalgia in July concert at TD Garden

The Colts owner is renting out TD Garden for a free all-star music concert and music exhibit July 15.
Peter Abraham | Sunday baseball notes

If Angels are going nowhere, then should Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout be headed elsewhere?

Ohtani, 28, can become a free agent at the end of the season and has made it clear his biggest goal is to win the World Series, something the Angels haven’t come close to in his time there.
Opinion
EDITORIAL

A pro-MCAS voice emerges

The new coalition is focused on improving the exam, not ending it as a graduation requirement.
JEFF JACOBY

As ‘Taxachusetts’ is being revived, residents are fleeing
MARCELA GARCÍA

How to protect undocumented workers from exploitation
LETTERS

Two zoos? Then which zoo? Or no zoo at all?
IDEAS | JOHN SUMMERS

What my autistic son’s cold cheeseburgers taught me about bureaucracy

More recent News

John A. Curry, first Northeastern graduate to serve as university’s president, dies at 88

"We’ve set a vision for the future — a smaller, but better university," Dr. Curry said after becoming president at a time of financial constraints.

Mayor Michelle Wu signs new council district maps
Wu did not make a statement on the new boundaries, but earlier this week praised the council for its “intensive work to reach consensus on a tight timeline.”

One man stabbed, one arrested outside Dorchester Stop & Shop Friday night

Officers responded to a report of a person stabbed at 1100 Massachusetts Avenue, near the Stop and Shop in South Bay Center, around 9:58 p.m., according to Boston police. The suspect was arrested around 11 p.m. in the area of Southampton Street and Dorchester Avenue, police said.

Man charged with allegedly bludgeoning neighbor to death in Bridgewater

Dinis Moreira, 69, pleaded not guilty to one count of murder for the death of his neighbor, Valerie Oakhem, 58, his neighbor on Spring Street, officials said Friday.

Colleges will be able to block out a student’s race on admissions applications
Each year, the 1 million or so students applying to college through the Common App are given the option to check a box, disclosing whether they identify as Hispanic, Asian, Black or white, among other choices.

LOVE LETTERS
After all this, I have to see him at work every day
I’m heartbroken, and he’s my manager.

Boston thrives off the dreams of young people. But can they make it here?

Baby boomers and Gen Xers benefited from economic conditions that do not exist for millennials. And by many measures, the path ahead for Gen Z is even more fraught.
Tell us: How have things changed in Boston since you were in your early 20s?

DEBT

SAVINGS

HOUSING

REALITY CHECK CALCULATOR
Love Letters

Send your relationship questions to Love Letters
Summer is a good time to take control of your romantic life – or lack thereof.

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Harnessing the same forces as lightning, new technology extracts electricity from humidity

“Throughout history, we haven’t been able to find any means to capture the electricity in the air. It’s dangerous. It’s unpredictable. But I think this technology essentially turns that dream into reality,” said Jun Yao, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering in the College of Engineering at UMass Amherst.

Jeneé Osterheldt
The Little Mermaid, Black girls, and a wave of memories
With Halle Bailey as “The Little Mermaid,” memories of my mother and me come flowing back.

More people are dying on Mass. and US roads. It doesn’t have to be this way. Just look at the UK, France, and Japan.
Massachusetts, and the United States, have seen traffic deaths climb since 2019, while similarly developed countries around the world have been steadily reducing road carnage.

Amy Carnevale was elected to clean up the Mass. GOP. She’s got her work cut out for her.
The new party chair knew when she took over in February that her job was to rebuild the party. But even she didn’t realize the scope of the mess she inherited.

Culture & Lifestyle

When a great show like ‘Succession’ gives us such vivid characters, now you’re talking

Here’s everyone who’ll be playing at Boston Calling

How Boston Calling got its ‘Boston’ back

Tina Turner saved my soul

Special Projects

Their lives were rerouted after the Marathon bombing. Here’s where they are now.

Five lives were lost; many more, changed.

Boston doesn’t work if the T doesn’t work

With the MBTA engulfed by issues, everyday riders are feeling the pain.

How the missing become the uncounted

Inside the government’s flawed approach to finding missing persons.

Two Weeks in America

We sent a dozen journalists on the road across this complex country. They found it’s better than you think.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

IDEAS | JULIA HOTZ

Feeling sick? The lawyer will see you now.
Joan Wickersham

Don’t call my breasts ‘boobs.’ It’s degrading.
Wes Ely

As long COVID turns three, Americans play disability roulette
EDITORIAL

When clinics can’t afford to keep detox and rehab beds open, state policy needs to change
Alex Beam

Everyone is getting into the trademark game
IDEAS | SETH MOULTON

AI may pull the trigger in war, but it shouldn’t call the shots

Metro

In Allston’s Koreatown, the American dream grinds on despite demographic shifts

On Harvard Avenue, a concrete expanse where storefront graffiti is much more commonplace than trees on the sidewalk, generations of Korean families have come to try their hand at success.

‘Yes You Can’: Hundreds gather Saturday to honor Marathon legends Dick and Rick Hoyt

Rick Hoyt had “put his heart and soul” into planning Saturday's race and he would have wanted to it go on, according to organizers.
THE GREAT DIVIDE

Massachusetts spends thousands more on school construction aid for white students than for students of color

Massachusetts took aggressive steps two decades ago to rein in out of control school construction spending, but the effort has led to huge disparities in funding, with substantially more aid going to white students on a per pupil basis than to Latino and Black students, a Globe review has found.

John A. Curry, first Northeastern graduate to serve as university’s president, dies at 88

"We’ve set a vision for the future — a smaller, but better university," Dr. Curry said after becoming president at a time of financial constraints.

Sports

live updates

The Celtics, once again, need to win to keep their season alive. Follow along for live updates from Game 6.

The Celtics' redemption story continues with a return to Miami for Game 6. Can they keep their season alive?
RED SOX NOTEBOOK

How Diamondbacks shortstop Nick Ahmed and Red Sox pitching coach Pete Fatse rose together from the ballfields of Western Massachusetts to the big leagues

From the East Longmeadow Legion team to UConn and now to Major League Baseball, Ahmed and Fatse have always been inextricably intertwined.
BASEBALL NOTEBOOK

Yankees stop losing skid as Isiah Kiner-Falefa walks off Padres

New York avoided a fourth straight loss as San Diego was held to three hits, went 1 for 6 with runners in scoring position, and was unable to win three straight for the first time since April 29-May 1.
Tara Sullivan

A former assistant coach sees the same qualities in Joe Mazzulla, coach, as he did in Joe Mazzulla, college point guard
ENGLISH 4, EAST BOSTON 3

A perfect run: English baseball rallies in City League final to finish off 20-0 regular season
COCA-COLA 600 | SUNDAY, 6 P.M. (FOX)

Jimmie Johnson has dominated at Charlotte, but his inexperience driving a NextGen car has him tempering expectations

Business

McCarthy says negotiators are ‘closer to an agreement’ on debt crisis, but no deal yet

Both sides have suggested one of the main holdups is a GOP effort to expand existing work requirements for recipients of food stamps and other federal aid programs, a longtime Republican goal that Democrats have strenuously opposed.

Mechanical sails? Batteries? Shippers forming ‘green corridors’ to fast-track cleaner technologies

The International Maritime Organization, which regulates commercial shipping, wants to halve its greenhouse gas releases by midcentury and may seek deeper cuts this year.

Pork-pocalypse now? In wake of Supreme Court ruling and 2016 vote, pork prices could soar in Mass.

Teen workers are in high demand for summer and commanding better pay
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GLOBE MAGAZINE

24 perfect foods worth a New England road trip this summer

Globe Magazine

A groundhog invaded my vegetable garden. It was the start of an all-out war.
CONNECTIONS

My dad flew B-29s in WWII. An air show let me reconnect with his memory.
Globe Magazine

This bridge needed lifesaving barriers. It took a grieving mother to get them.

metro

At Massachusetts 911 call centers, severe staffing issues and burnout

Conn. lawmakers absolve accused Colonial-era witches, apologize for ‘miscarriage of justice’

With a mower, a rake, and a shovel, he honors the nation’s war dead at this manicured cemetery

sports

BC women’s lacrosse team will need to be at its best to defeat top seed Northwestern in Sunday’s NCAA championship game

Germany upsets US in overtime to set up final against Canada at ice hockey worlds

Powered by a 12-run third inning, Latin Academy softball roars to its 17th straight Boston City League title

business

As Elizabeth Holmes heads to prison for fraud, many puzzle over her motives

Key Republican negotiator says ‘thorny’ issues remain unsettled in possible debt deal

Prospect Medical takes next step to unload R.I.-based hospitals

politics

Yellen’s debt limit warnings went unheeded, leaving her to face fallout

Treasury expects to run out of cash by June 5

DeSantis campaign raises $8.2m in first day as he attacks Trump for ‘going left’

Nation

GOP-controlled Texas House votes to impeach Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton

Fixer-uppers with waterfront views: The US is unloading lighthouses

At West Point, Vice President Harris to make history as first woman to deliver commencement speech

World

‘It’s time’: Ukraine’s top commander says counteroffensive is imminent

Protesters encircle Serbian state TV building to press government to ease its grip on media

Farmer-turned-policeman is Mexico’s eyes and ears at Popocatepetl volcano

opinion

Legislature does the people’s work behind closed doors

‘Affordable’ doesn’t cut it. State needs to boost public housing.

Healey should have picked a person of color for housing chief

lifestyle

The Peabody Essex Museum to hire a TikTok creator-in-residence

After all this, I have to see him at work every day

Send your relationship questions to Love Letters

food & dining

Pork-pocalypse now? In wake of Supreme Court ruling and 2016 vote, pork prices could soar in Mass.

What to eat at Boston Calling

Nubian Markets arrives in Roxbury; tickets go on sale for the Boston Pizza Festival

travel

More people are looking to travel on the cheap — and discovering it’s priceless

American Queen Voyages takes five months to process refund

A taste of Rhode Island in Los Angeles

Arts

The Peabody Essex Museum to hire a TikTok creator-in-residence

Artists For Humanity alum Wendy ‘MoMa’ Michel comes full circle

Picture by picture, a Canadian dentist built a photography collection by artists from the Black Atlantic

Books

‘The Soldier’s Truth,’ a biography of Ernie Pyle, chronicles the World War II correspondent’s efforts to connect the soldier’s experience of war to a distant public

Rachel Louise Snyder’s memoir ‘Women We Buried, Women We Burned’ recounts a dark past and holds out the possibility of transformation

On the benefits of reading for work

Movies

The Little Mermaid, Black girls, and a wave of memories

‘The Eight Mountains’: This film talks about Bruno (and Pietro)

‘You Hurt My Feelings’ is a gentle cringe comedy

Television

There will be plenty to see on ‘Talking Sopranos’

When a great show like ‘Succession’ gives us such vivid characters, now you’re talking

‘A Small Light’ sees Anne Frank’s story through the eyes of those who helped her

music

Foo Fighters bring the first day of Boston Calling to a roaring conclusion

See videos and photos of the bands that performed on Friday at Boston Calling

Céline Dion cancels European concerts ‘until I’m really ready to be back on stage’

Theater/Dance

Boston Ballet’s ‘The Sleeping Beauty’ is alive and well

‘Little Amal’ leads the way to ArtsEmerson’s 2023-24 season

The heavy-metal mysticism of poet Janaka Stucky

globe local

Worrell brothers, one a councilor and one a state representative, open joint Dorchester office for ‘top-notch constituent services’

Fire destroys multiple homes along beachfront in Scituate

Reading harpist returns to hometown for performance with the US Air Force Concert Band

Obituaries

John A. Curry, first Northeastern graduate to serve as university’s president, dies at 88

Robert J. Zimmer, who promoted free speech on campus, dies at 75

Tina Turner, ‘Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll’ whose triumphant career made her world-famous, dies at 83