Tag: Massachusetts

Confucius Institute at Tufts University Set to Close Amid Protests

Tufts University announced on Wednesday that it is not going to renew its contract with the Confucius Institute after it expires in September this year. The decision was made in response to a 13-week long protest against the controversial educational program. The Confucius Institute (CI) is a nonprofit educational collaboration between Tufts and Beijing Normal…


Confucius Institute at Tufts University Is Set to Close Amid Protests

Tufts University announced on Wednesday that it is not going to renew its contract with the Confucius Institute after it expires in September this year. The decision was made in response to a 13-week long protest against the controversial educational program. The Confucius Institute (CI) is a nonprofit educational collaboration between Tufts and Beijing Normal…


Massachusetts Teachers Unions Push to Delay Return to Classroom: ‘This Whole Process Is Being Rushed’

The leaders of three teachers’ unions in Massachusetts are supporting an emergency legislation that would delay the school reopening for the state’s youngest students for another three weeks. State Education Commissioner Jeffrey Riley, who heads the Bay State’s K-12 systems, has ordered school districts to bring students from pre-K to 5th grade back to classrooms…


‘Need to Tell the Truth’: Whistleblower Staffer at Smith College Resigns Over ‘Anti-Racist’ Programs

A staffer at Smith College in Massachusetts said she is resigning from her position, saying the college has “created a racially hostile environment” while pushing for “social justice” initiatives. Jodi Shaw, a white woman who describes herself as a lifelong liberal, said she turned down a settlement from the college so she can instead speak…


New Hampshire Sues Massachusetts in Supreme Court Over Extraterritorial Income Tax

Backed by 14 other states, New Hampshire is suing Massachusetts because the Bay State is taxing New Hampshire residents who work remotely in their home state for employers located in Massachusetts, a practice New Hampshire says is unlawful. “Massachusetts’ current position is a far cry from our country’s rallying call of ‘no taxation without representation,’…


Massachusetts Taxes New Hampshire Residents. New Hampshire Goes to the Supreme Court.

Backed by 14 other states, New Hampshire is suing Massachusetts because the Bay State is taxing New Hampshire residents who work remotely in their home state for employers located in Massachusetts, a practice New Hampshire says is unlawful. “Massachusetts’ current position is a far cry from our country’s rallying call of ‘no taxation without representation,’…