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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University

The Daily Free Press

The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

The Daily Free Press

McKinley Middle School, a public school in Boston. The Massachusetts Senate passed the Student Opportunity Act in a unanimous vote on Thursday, which revamps the funding of the state’s public schools. CONOR KELLEY/ DFP FILE

Mass. Senate passes $1.5 billion education funding bill

Nisha Rao October 7, 2019
The bill, which will update the almost three decade old education funding formula, passed the senate unanimously.

U.S. Surgeon General calls for robust response to opioid epidemic at SPH event

Mike Reddy January 26, 2018

At least 932 people in Massachusetts died from an opioid-related overdose in the first nine months of 2017, according to a report by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.  In light of the ongoing...

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