Dodge ball, is actually banned in public schools in the state of Massachusetts. Why is Dodge ball Banned in Massachusetts Schools? So what's the deal with dodge ball? Back in 2001 school districts in Maryland began discouraging and even banning the game. According to...
When you think about financial security for your Massachusetts children, your mind probably doesn’t go to Social Security benefits. But Social Security isn’t just for retirees. The Social Security Administration (SSA) says that around 4 million children of retired,...
Seems like a good SAT score and a stellar high school GPA aren’t the only factors when it comes to getting into college for Massachusetts students. It turns out that attending preschool makes a real difference in deciding to enroll or not. Researchers from MIT find...
New data from the U.S. Department of Labor won't come as a surprise to parents of young children in Massachusetts: It reveals that child care prices here are among the highest in the nation. The median cost for infant center care in both Middlesex and Norfolk counties...
Massachusetts has the fifth-best education system in the country for 2023, according to a report from Scholaroo. Four New England states made the top five list. Scholaroo is a scholarship-finding service that also releases data reports related to education. Its 2023...
Massachusetts families are smaller and people are waiting longer to have children than in years past, according to an NBC News analysis of data released by the National Center for Health Statistics. The U.S. teen birth rate hit a record low in 2019, the NCHS report...
Co-parenting apps for Massachusetts parents can simplify scheduling, keep everyone on track. The right app might even make co-parent communication, schedules, activities and contacts easier and more effective which is great for kids, moms, dads and even step-parents...
Parents who are divorced, separated, never married or live apart and who share custody of a child with an ex-spouse or ex-partner need to understand the specific rules about who may be eligible to claim the child for tax purposes. This can make filing taxes easier for...
Recent research from the U.S. Census Bureau, based on information from the Current Population Survey, found that around 10 million U.S. mothers living with school-age children were not actively working in January 2021, a 1.4 million increase compared to pre-pandemic...
Massachusetts children need to feel safe and stable in their home environment in order to thrive in their growth and development. Trauma experienced during childhood can have a lasting impact on health and well-being. Adverse childhood experiences, also known as ACEs,...