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Plenty of schools have no-zeroes policies. And most teachers hate it, a new survey finds

October 17, 2025October 17, 2025 · Education

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. About one in four teachers say their schools don’t give students zeroes. And nearly…

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Latest MCAS scores prompt calls for reform

October 4, 2025October 5, 2025 · Boston, Massachusetts Local News

BOSTON — State education officials and advocates are calling for a renewed focus on academic performance in the public school system after the latest MCAS test results showed…

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Why Are We Still Flu-ifying COVID?

Why Are We Still Flu-ifying COVID?

February 28, 2024February 28, 2024 · Health

Four years after what was once the “novel coronavirus” was declared a pandemic, COVID remains the most dangerous infectious respiratory illness regularly circulating in the U.S. But a…

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A Genetic Snapshot Could Predict Preterm Birth

A Genetic Snapshot Could Predict Preterm Birth

August 26, 2023August 26, 2023 · Health

This article was originally published by Knowable Magazine. For expectant parents, pregnancy can be a time filled with joyful anticipation: hearing the beating of a tiny heart, watching…

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Free COVID testing will fade with US health emergency in May | Long Island Business News

Free COVID testing will fade with US health emergency in May | Long Island Business News

April 11, 2023April 11, 2023 · Business

When the COVID-19 public health emergency ends in the U.S. next month, you’ll still have access to a multitude of tests but with one big difference: Who pays…

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No One Really Knows How Much COVID Is Silently Spreading … Again

No One Really Knows How Much COVID Is Silently Spreading … Again

February 28, 2023February 28, 2023 · Health

In the early days of the pandemic, one of the scariest and most surprising features of SARS-CoV-2 was its stealth. Initially assumed to transmit only from people who…

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Being Diagnosed With Inherited Retinal Dystrophy

Being Diagnosed With Inherited Retinal Dystrophy

November 21, 2022November 21, 2022 · Health

By Shaini Saravanamuthu, as told to Kara Mayer Robinson When I found out I have retinitis pigmentosa (RP), a type of inherited retinal dystrophy, I was shocked. Nobody…

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