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AI grading error affects hundreds of MCAS essays in Massachusetts: Here’s what went wrong
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The Times of India
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Massachusetts’ adoption of artificial intelligence to score statewide standardized tests has revealed technical vulnerabilities, affecting approximately 1,400 student essays, NBC Boston reports. The error, discovered over the summer, prompted the...
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Why People Are Choosing New Hampshire Over Massachusetts?
When someone asks, “Is New Hampshire a good place to live?” It’s not a rhetorical question. In recent years, many people (especially from Massachusetts) have begun making the move north of the border, seeking a different quality of life. As we’ll...
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Mass. faces 'probability of recession' says risk management expert at Boston University
The Massachusetts economy, built on its robust ‘ed-med’ and tech sectors, is really feeling the federal policy shifts from the Trump Administration. As lawmakers in Boston continue to calculate the financial hit the state is taking from the...
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Hundreds of MCAS exams scored incorrectly due to A.I. glitch in Massachusetts
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WJAR - Rhode Island
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(WJAR) — An A.I. glitch is being blamed for a grading error with MCAS exams. The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education says nearly 200 schools were impacted. Hundreds of essays were scored incorrectly on the MCAS exams...
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This Boston-area metro remains top affordable home market in US
A New England metro located about an hour north of Boston has retained its title as the nation’s top affordable housing market for the second quarter in a row. Manchester-Nashua, NH, once again clinched the No. 1 spot in the Fall 2025 Wall Street...
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Leukemia Survivor Introduced to Lifesaving Donor by Former NFL Player at Boston College Donor Drive
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Salisbury Independent - Maryland
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Gift of Life Marrow Registry BOCA RATON, Fla., Oct. 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A Boston College student body was witness to a profoundly emotional moment this week as a leukemia survivor met the stranger who saved his life through a stem cell...
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A Planet's Oeuvre: How Mars Symphony Melds Music and Science
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Caltech - California
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Ibbett currently serves as an assistant teaching professor at WPI in Worcester, Massachusetts, and he is also the project director of the Multiverse Concert Series and resident composer at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian. When...
Owner: California Institute Of Technology
Academic Data Science Alliance Rebrands as Alliance for Data Science and AI
Oct. 23, 2025 — The Academic Data Science Alliance is expanding to better reflect the evolving landscape of its field and the needs of the community by becoming the Alliance for Data Science and AI (ADSA). This change recognizes a fundamental...
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Synechron acquires Boston-based ServiceNow consultancy RapDev
Synechron, a New York-headquartered IT consulting firm, has acquired Boston-based ServiceNow specialist RapDev, alongside two other ServiceNow consultancies: UK-based Calitii and India-based Waivgen. Synechron says it will combine the three firms...
Wu Announces Expansion of the Boston Family Days Program
By Simone Kramer Mayor Michelle Wu announced an expansion of the Boston Family Days program last month that will provide more students and families free entry to multiple cultural venues this fall. City officials say the program has grown each...
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Massachusetts Campaign To Roll Back Marijuana Legalization Law Is ‘On Track’ To Make 2026 Ballot, Spokesperson Says
A Massachusetts campaign says it is “on track” to collect enough signatures to put an initiative on the 2026 ballot that would roll back key aspects of adult-use marijuana legalization in the state. Meanwhile, some in the cannabis reform community...
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Researchers from URI find no evidence to justify ‘cocoon therapy’ for pediatric concussions
KINGSTON, R.I. – Oct. 22, 2025 – Through the 1990s and early 2000s, guidelines for treating a concussion called for complete mental and physical rest. Current guidelines recommend a gradual resumption of cognitive and physical activity while...
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Boston Scientific opens new massive Twin Cities facility
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CBS 4 - Minnesota
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One of the nation's biggest medical technology companies is making a bigger impact in Minnesota. Boston Scientific on Monday opened a huge new facility in Maple Grove. As Jonah Kaplan reports - it brings opportunities, but also a challenge.
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Watts Water Technologies, Inc. Named One of “America’s Greenest Companies 2026” by Newsweek
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Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
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NORTH ANDOVER, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 23, 2025-- Watts Water Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: WTS) a leading global manufacturer of plumbing, heating, and water quality solutions, has been named one of America’s Greenest Companies by Newsweek...
First Lego, then Hasbro. Is Boston becoming a toy capital?
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The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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Amazon Music | Apple Podcasts | iHeartRadio | Pocket Casts | Spotify | YouTube The following is a lightly edited transcript of the October 23 episode of the “Say More” podcast. Shirley Leung: Welcome to “Say More” from Boston Globe Opinion. I’m...
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Scientists Say We Might Be One Step Away from Breathing Through Our Butts
Credit: Unsplash/Deon Black. Imagine this: doctors saving a suffocating patient not by inserting a breathing tube, but by funneling an oxygen-rich liquid through the rectum. It sounds like something straight out of an Ig Nobel award ceremony —...
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Award-Winning Soprano Isabel Bayrakdrian to Perform in Boston in November
BOSTON — Internationally renowned soprano Isabel Bayrakdarian, joined by musicians Ellie Choate (harp), Rayo Furuta (flute) and Mher Mnatsakanyan (duduk), will perform at a concert titled “Ancestral Songs, Prayers & Lullabies,” at 7:30 p.m. on...
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580,000 in Massachusetts live in ‘pharmacy deserts,’ new report shows
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The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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More than a half-million people in Massachusetts live without easy access to pharmacies, making medications, vaccinations, and other health care services harder to get. A new report by the Massachusetts Health Policy Commission released Thursday...
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New Boston Scientific Facility Opens in Maple Grove
The 400,000-square-foot Arbor Lakes campus further expands the Massachusetts-based biotech company into Minnesota. Boston Scientific continues to build on its significant Minnesota footprint. The Massachusetts-based medical device giant on Monday...
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Welcome to the ‘News Jungle’: Boston Influencers and the Future of Local Media
Boston’s mayor threw a Content Creator summit, a radio reporter became a TikTok star, and a songwriter realized her social posts pay better than her music gigs. The media landscape hasn’t died—it’s just grown wild. Mayor Michelle Wu hosted the...
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