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Opinion: Teachers Shouldn’t Fund Genocide With Our Pensions

As a Massachusetts educator and proud member of the Massachusetts Teachers Association, I am heartened that our union recently voted to support Rep. Erika Uyterhoeven’s (D-Somerville) bill, H.2984: An Act Relative to Pension Divestment from Companies Providing Military Equipment to the State of Israel. This bill represents a simple but

TOM MEYERS January 14, 2026

Editor’s Note: Help BINJ Improve Our Internship Program

My Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism colleagues Chris Faraone, John Loftus, Linda Pinkow and I are not shy about singing the praises of our reporting interns whenever we have the chance. But after running our internship program for over eight years, even we are shocked at how talented our current

JASON PRAMAS December 12, 2025

Opinion: The Commodification Of Public Education

A cornerstone of any strong educational system is the recognition that teaching is a profession, not a set of tasks. Educators earn licenses through years of training, experience, and ongoing ethical responsibility—just as electricians, accountants, or attorneys do. Their professional judgment is not a luxury; it is the foundation that

TOM MEYERS December 9, 2025

Proposed BPS Exam School Admissions Changes Would Affect Minority And Low-Income Students

Among other adjustments, Boston would see one-fifth of seats reserved for the highest-scoring students citywide, regardless of family income level

JORDAN DELFIUGO October 14, 2025

Collage by Jason Pramas. Downloaded from BINJ's paid Canva account on August 28, 2025.

Five Affordable And Educational Learning-Based Summer Programs For Massachusetts Families

A summer of possibilities

RACHEL LEDOUX August 28, 2025

THE BEST OF BINJ: EDUCATION REPORTING

From “A Modern Metco,” to “UMASS Boston’s Last Remaining Painter”

BINJ ONLINE November 2, 2024

OPINION: STATE BOARD RAISES MCAS PASSING SCORE DESPITE 1/2 LEGISLATORS’ OPPOSITION

In August, the Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education voted to raise the minimum score that this year’s freshman class, and classes following, will have to attain on the MCAS test in order to graduate. And against Commissioner Riley’s recommendation, they voted to increase the passing score further for

PAT JEHLEN September 27, 2022

New Parts and Crafts space in July 2022. Photo courtesy of Parts and Crafts.

PARTS AND CRAFTS MOVES TO BOYNTON YARDS

Kids’ makerspace gets cool new digs thanks to community benefits (Somerville Wire) – For children who want to explore hands-on, self-directed learning, Somerville’s Parts and Crafts is about to reopen in a spacious new location. “It’s got a cool industrial feel, whereas our old space had an aging convenience store

LINDA PINKOW August 23, 2022

OPINION: CREATING CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN SOMERVILLE

I am a longtime community services program developer and I wanted to share some good news with my friends in Somerville: The Asian American Civic Association is working with the City of Somerville to diversify its workforce. The partnership will provide its low-income residents access to job training programs at

SUSAN CHIN August 1, 2022

PARENTS CALL FOR SWIFT ACTION ON BROWN SCHOOL PLAY YARD

The deterioration of the grounds has caused injuries among children (Somerville Wire) – Parental and community concern about the condition of the Benjamin G. Brown School’s play yard came to a head at a recent School Committee meeting, culminating in the successful passage of a resolution that calls for a

SHIRA LAUCHAROEN March 1, 2022