EDUCATION

We speak to professor and author Martin Dobrow about his new book, "Original City, Original Sin," and visit Holyoke, Chicopee and Springfield Head Start facility as federal cuts are proposed.

Proposed reforms to the federal early education program would eliminate most performance standards, cap spending

Today we discuss a newly released report on sexual abuse in the Mass. Catholic dioceses, profit squeezes on nursing homes that result in a decline in care, upcoming voting in Franklin County on funding and regionalization.

State House News Service reporter Ella Adams breaks down a demand for a federal probe over the proposed $2 billion courthouse in Springfield, MA, the Beacon Hill showdown on gas tax relief, and new polling on Massachusetts' affordability.

We learn about local news outlet The Shoestring joining a lawsuit against OpenAI, what MCAS test results reveal about education in Mass., and the impact of lesbian bar Last Ditch viral drama.

The Forfeiture Used for Educational Learning program leans on the police practice of civil asset forfeiture.

Earlier this month an organized criminal group managed to hack into the school district computer system in Springfield, Massachusetts. The incident is still under investigation. But the school district is not alone in its vulnerability. Cyber attacks are an increasingly widespread problem for public schools.

More than six years after the COVID-19 pandemic, Massachusetts students continue to lag behind pre-pandemic levels in both English language arts and math, and chronic absenteeism rates remain high.

Today on The Rundown panelists discuss the recent cyberattack on Springfield schools, the status of lawsuits involving a Springfield courthouse and MGM casino, and the root of data center discontent.

Tuesday night Springfield, Mass. school officials announced there had been a data breach in the cyber attack that happened around Labor Day, possibly of staff social security numbers.