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GOOD MORNING, MASSACHUSETTS.
WASHINGTON-BOUND, WALSH SAYS FAREWELL Boston Mayor Marty Walsh offered an emotional farewell last night to the city he s governed since 2014.
Headed to Washington as President-elect Joe Biden s nominee for Labor secretary, Walsh said during his
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Massachusetts Secretary of Education James Peyser echoed a familiar refrain when asked what school districts should do as COVID-19 cases in Massachusetts soared to new highs.
“The governor and the administration as a whole have been pretty clear that we think students ought to be back in school as much as possible, as soon as possible,” he said in an interview with GBH.
That mantra has been frustrating for local leaders grappling with the day-to-day details of schooling who also want students back. Plans vary from town to town, and residents are often comparing what they have to the communities next door. That’s topped with fundamental disagreement among residents about whether schools should stay open or closed, and if part-time learning in person even works.
The Martha’s Vineyard boards of health reported 23 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 a total of 98 new cases since Dec. 31, the highest weekly total since the Island began testing in March. Of Friday’s 23 new cases, 17 were reported from Martha’s Vineyard Hospital, three form TestMV, two from the Wampanoag Tribe of […]