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2023 MCAS scores show minimal catchup on pandemic learning

The state's high schoolers recorded no gains on the state exam versus the prior year, despite over a billion dollars in federal pandemic relief money spent.

See 2023 MCAS scores for schools across the state

Massachusetts students continue to struggle academically, posting below pre-pandemic levels on the MCAS exams taken in the spring. Explore scores from the last four testing years.

Complete English results by grade

Complete Math results by grade

Complete Science results by grade

New Volpe Transportation Center opens as Kendall Square redevelopment project advances
The new transportation center is the first building to open in a mixed-use development in Kendall Square that will include research labs, retail, affordable housing, and open space.

Globe Summit 2023

‘Today’s Innovators. Tomorrow’s Leaders.’ Third annual Globe Summit convenes trailblazers and change-makers.
The hybrid event gathers industry experts and celebrated leaders in business, sports, arts, media, and academia for a series of free discussions about society’s most urgent challenges.

See the full schedule for Globe Summit 2023

dan shaughnessy
A sinking feeling that the Red Sox could finish in the basement again
The Sox have finished last twice in the last three years. Staying in the cellar in 2023 would make it three of four, and six times in 12 seasons.

Three New England corn mazes rank among the country’s best, according to USA Today

New England is home to three of the top five corn mazes in the US, according to USA Today.
MISS CONDUCT

A relative gives me the same gift every year but I don’t use it. How do I stop it?

While I appreciate the thought and love the tradition, I’ve recently wondered if I could share my concern with her.

Mass. approves new health and sex ed guidelines for the first time since 1999

The state first started the process of revising sex ed curriculum standards in 2018, and approved the new framework Tuesday after soliciting public comment over the summer.

Witness: Man fatally injured at Gillette was punched twice in head by man in Miami Dolphins jersey

A man who was fatally injured during Sunday’s Patriots game at Gillette Stadium collapsed after being punched twice in the head by a Miami Dolphins fan, a witness said Tuesday.

Dorchester program aims to make EVs affordable

In a new pilot program at the Girls Latin apartment complex, a resident can rent an electric vehicle that will be subsidized by selling power from the car's battery back to the utility grid at times of high demand.

Newburyport took hundreds of prime waterfront parking spots to expand a park, prompting a major controversy
The dispute echoes others flaring in cites and towns around the state, where communities are becoming more friendly to pedestrians, cyclists, and public transportation, but often at the expense of drivers.

Demand for life sciences lab space has slowed in Boston area and nationally, report says
Real estate giant JLL depicted an overbuilt market that is forcing building owners, who only recently commanded top dollar for premium lab space, to reduce rents and scramble for tenants.

Some N.H. residents are balking at an ordinance requiring them to cut their lawns
Receiving the notice made Jacqui Pierce even more determined to convert her lawn into an oasis for pollinators.

How to make a pollinator-friendly yard

How much should you care about new college rankings from US News & World Report?

It is far more important for students and families to consider their individual needs over a ranking of institutions, said Dr. Rachel Rubin, co-founder of Spark Admissions in Chestnut Hill.
See the list of top colleges and top ‘value schools,’ according to US News & World Report

Boston police ask for public’s help in probe of shooting that wounded girl, 15, and four other people in Dorchester
Boston police are seeking the public’s help in solving a mass shooting that erupted outside a Dorchester housing development Sunday night, wounding five people including two children.

Judge rules former state trooper convicted of overtime fraud should not forfeit $1 million pension

Delta flight possibly struck by lightning while en route to Boston, airline says
Hispanic Heritage Month

Latinx Heritage Month kicks off with fiesta on City Hall Plaza

How to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month in Boston

My night at Havana Club, the heart of salsa and bachata dancing in Cambridge
IDEAS | OMAR VEGA

Rarely seen snapshots of Latino Boston

In Mass. police discipline database, small number of racial-bias complaints raises concerns with activists

The current version of the watchdog Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission’s database only features 13 complaints filed under racial or ethnic bias, involving 11 officers.

Dorchester program aims to make EVs affordable

In a new pilot program at the Girls Latin apartment complex, a resident can rent an electric vehicle that will be subsidized by selling power from the car's battery back to the utility grid at times of high demand.

Celebrating its 400th anniversary, the leading name in crashing, banging, and clanging has made a home here

Cymbal-maker Zildjian, described as the oldest family-run business in America, was founded in Turkey in 1623 but now makes its home in Norwell. On Wednesday, it's planning quite a bash to mark its milestone.
Opinion
EDITORIAL

Mayor Wu takes on key to new housing — Boston’s arcane zoning code

Hacking away at its 4,000 pages will require political courage and some speed.
Arthur Caplan and Gwendolyn P. Quinn

The controversial birth of the artificial womb
NEWSLETTERS

The roads go without saying, don’t they?
JOAN VENNOCHI

Keep Trump on the ballot and let voters decide
MARCELA GARCÍA

Déjà vu all over again for the Boston Public Schools

Experience Globe Summit September 19-21
Watch for free here

Who was Peter Faneuil? A Bostonian, merchant, philanthropist — and slave trader.
Most Bostonians know little about the man for whom Faneuil Hall is named, who enriched himself by trafficking in human beings. Should knowing that history change the way the city remembers him?

Share your thoughts on Peter Faneuil: Merchant prince, philanthropist, slave trader

Peter Faneuil was an active trafficker who financed voyages from Boston to West Africa to purchase hundreds of slaves. And he kept at least five slaves to serve his own household.
Watch | Boston Globe Today: How and why we compiled the history of Peter Faneuil

More recent News

Chelmsford wildlife rescue gets a break from the town
The 10-foot setback rule for enclosures has been waived, allowing the facility to continue operations.

Some health experts say there’s a ‘concerning decline’ in HPV vaccination rates since pandemic began
The reason? People put off in-person doctors appointments, and as a result, certain preventative health measures.

House Republicans set first Biden impeachment inquiry hearing for Sept. 28
The committee also plans to file subpoenas for the personal and business bank records of Hunter Biden and the president's brother James Biden “as early as this week.”

Retaining wall collapses in Brighton; cars damaged in mudslide

A retaining wall partially collapsed Monday night outside a condominium complex in Brighton, causing a mudslide that damaged two vehicles and left a third stuck in the mud, according to Boston police.

UAW gives Friday deadline for progress in talks and dismisses Trump plans to speak with auto workers

The leader of the United Auto Workers said that a limited strike targeting plants in Missouri, Michigan, and Ohio may be expanded if “serious progress” toward a new agreement isn't made by Friday.

N.C. family says teen daughter found hidden camera in restroom of Boston-bound flight

“Our 14-year-old daughter was targeted and victimized by a child predator who filmed her while using the bathroom,” the family said.

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Leominster’s longtime mayor has led the city through tough weather before. But last week’s flooding was a beast of its own.

One week after heavy rainfall inundated the city, Leominster’s recovery process receives a boost from donations.

‘An endless stream of scandals’: As chairless cannabis board meets, lawmakers push for oversight hearing
Days after its chair was suspended, the state's marijuana regulatory board began a three-day meeting to craft new rules for the $5 billion industry.

PERSPECTIVE
The number of Americans living to 100 is exploding. But there’s a glaring problem.
The rise in centenarians in the US is a good thing for many. But the realm of super-aging isn’t open to all.

Larry Edelman | Trendlines
Money and ambition split up Dana-Farber and Brigham
A big reason for the split: Brigham balked at helping to fund a new facility on its campus where Dana-Farber would control a larger number of beds.

Culture & Lifestyle

At MGM Music Hall, a Janelle Monáe joy ride

How to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month in Boston

‘Madama Butterfly’ is a poignant American tragedy at Boston Lyric Opera

Test yourself to see how well you know your New England campus novels

Special Projects

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.

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

EDITORIAL

Massachusetts’ 351 health departments means inefficiency — and unfairness
JEFF JACOBY

Biden boasts that he has cut the deficit — even as the deficit streaks upward
Hampus Hillerstrom and Jo Ann Simons

People with Down syndrome deserve access to Alzheimer’s treatment
Carine Hajjar

Chris Christie takes on mission impossible in GOP presidential nomination race
EDITORIAL

When building bike lanes isn’t enough
IDEAS | OMER AZIZ

My farewell love letter to Boston

Metro

Chelmsford wildlife rescue gets a break from the town

The 10-foot setback rule for enclosures has been waived, allowing the facility to continue operations.

Three New England corn mazes rank among the country’s best, according to USA Today

New England is home to three of the top five corn mazes in the US, according to USA Today.

See 2023 MCAS scores for schools across the state

Massachusetts students continue to struggle academically, posting below pre-pandemic levels on the MCAS exams taken in the spring. Explore scores from the last four testing years.

2023 MCAS scores show minimal catchup on pandemic learning

The state's high schoolers recorded no gains on the state exam versus the prior year, despite over a billion dollars in federal pandemic relief money spent.

Sports

HIGH SCHOOL FIELD HOCKEY

EMass field hockey: With a five-goal week for Danvers, Bobbi Serino headlines Players of the Week

In a 3-0 week for the No. 8 Falcons, the senior tallied one goal against Marblehead, two vs. Peabody, and two more in a rematch with Marblehead.
HIGH SCHOOL FIELD HOCKEY

EMass field hockey: 1-2-3 is clear in Globe’s Top 20, and so too may be the weather

Unbeatens Walpole, Watertown, and Andover retain top three spots with stellar play through an unsettling pattern of wet weather.
dan shaughnessy

A sinking feeling that the Red Sox could finish in the basement again

The Sox have finished last twice in the last three years. Staying in the cellar in 2023 would make it three of four, and six times in 12 seasons.

Witness: Man fatally injured at Gillette was punched twice in head by man in Miami Dolphins jersey
RED SOX AT Rangers | 8:05 P.M. (NESN)

Game 152: Red Sox at Rangers lineups and notes

Bruins

What does it take to be the Bruins’ captain, and who will succeed Patrice Bergeron?

Business

Klaviyo boosts IPO fundraising target to $557 million

The Boston-based company raised the price range for its IPO to $27 to $29 a share, up from $25 to $27 each.

UAW gives Friday deadline for progress in talks and dismisses Trump plans to speak with auto workers

The leader of the United Auto Workers said that a limited strike targeting plants in Missouri, Michigan, and Ohio may be expanded if “serious progress” toward a new agreement isn't made by Friday.

Demand for life sciences lab space has slowed in Boston area and nationally, report says
innovation beat

Dorchester program aims to make EVs affordable
magazine
My Boston History

Shining a spotlight on the lack of diversity backstage
Marcela García

Meet six Mass. leaders from Amplify LatinX's ALX100 list
Your Week Ahead

Five things to do around Boston, Sept. 18-24
Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘She grew up in the next town over from me’

metro

How much should you care about new college rankings from US News & World Report?

Mass. approves new health and sex ed guidelines for the first time since 1999

Witness: Man fatally injured at Gillette was punched twice in head by man in Miami Dolphins jersey

sports

Collectives run the world of NIL in college sports — and they’re slowly coming to Massachusetts

Pittsburgh defense bails out sputtering Steelers offense with just enough to beat Browns

Red Sox assume role of spoilers, score quality come-from-behind win over Rangers to end slide

business

New Volpe Transportation Center opens as Kendall Square redevelopment project advances

For sale: PVDonuts, an iconic shop known for over-the-top donut flavors

US firms in China say vague rules, tensions with Washington, hurting business, survey shows

politics

UAW gives Friday deadline for progress in talks and dismisses Trump plans to speak with auto workers

House Republicans set first Biden impeachment inquiry hearing for Sept. 28

Moscow court delays decision on the appeal of jailed Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich

Nation

Biden exhorts world leaders at the UN to stand up to Russia, warns not to let Ukraine ‘be carved up’

Bears raid Krispy Kreme doughnut van in Alaska

Officials find debris from F-35 fighter jet that crashed in South Carolina after pilot ejected

World

‘Spring tide’ ocean waves crash into buildings in South Africa, leaving 2 dead and injuring several

Modi government expels a Canadian diplomat after Trudeau says India was involved in Sikh’s killing

US defense chief urges nations to dig deep and give Ukraine more much-needed air defense systems

opinion

Teens Speak: We need to talk about...

When building bike lanes isn’t enough

Chris Christie takes on mission impossible in GOP presidential nomination race

lifestyle

Is it too soon to have another child?

She was my first date after a long marriage

A parent’s coping guide for back-to-school teen anxiety

food & dining

‘The festival that stinks’ is back for its 25th year

For healthier rice, go purple

Recipe: These egg sandwiches, similar to French toast, are overwhelmingly popular on social media

travel

Falling for Woodbury, ‘the most charming small town in Connecticut’

These maps show when foliage will peak in New England — and across the country

Where to find foliage trackers for each New England state

Arts

At this Harvard exhibition, the maps are real but the places on them aren’t

Harvard museum director stepping down

At Abakus Projects, a show that asks: How compatible are efficiency and humanity?

Books

10 podcasts that will make you feel like you’re in a book club

‘Larry McMurtry: A Life’ examines writer who never really quit Texas

Jon Klassen, in his new book ‘The Skull,’ takes readers into the woods

Movies

After seeing 20-plus films in six days, our critic shares some final highlights from this year’s TIFF

Drew Barrymore stalking suspect trespasses at fashion show looking for Emma Watson, police say

‘Scrapper’: A tender tale about a kid with serious mettle

Television

Everything we know about the new ‘Frasier’

This week’s TV: ‘Sex Education’ is back, ‘Still Up’ debuts, and everything we know about the new ‘Frasier’

Trump refuses to say in a TV interview how he watched the Jan. 6 attack unfold at the US Capitol

music

Celebrating its 400th anniversary, the leading name in crashing, banging, and clanging has made a home here

At MGM Music Hall, a Janelle Monáe joy ride

Irish Grinstead of R&B group 702 dies at 43

Theater/Dance

At Lyric Stage, Sondheim’s ‘Assassins’ meets the moment

Tennessee Williams’s explorations into fantasy and science fiction will lift off in Provincetown

In the Huntington’s ‘Prayer for the French Republic,’ antisemitism hits home, again

Health

Dana-Farber deal highlights a surprising trend: New cancer centers are in vogue

Your health insurance costs are likely going up in R.I. next year. Here’s by how much.

CVS, Walgreens illegally marketed ‘unapproved’ eye drops, FDA says

Obituaries

Irish Grinstead of R&B group 702 dies at 43

Julian Bussgang, entrepreneur who wrote about escaping Poland as a boy during Holocaust, dies at 98

Charles Gayle, saxophonist of fire and brimstone, dies at 84