A student raises her hand in her virtual classroom at the Roxbury YMCA in Boston on Sept. 21, 2020. (Suzanne Kreiter/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
State education leaders have approved a new requirement for how much time educators should be teaching live classes, citing concerns about students mental health.
The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education approve the new regulation on an emergency basis at its monthly meeting Tuesday by a vote of 7-4. We want to make sure we establish a baseline across the state so that all students are given the chance to get the most out of this unprecedented school year, Education Sec. James Peyser told WBUR Monday night.