The recent interim report by Governor Healey's K-12 Statewide Graduation Council (Council) entitled "Vision of a Massachusetts Graduate" may be well-intentioned, but it puts the cart before the horse.

By Molly Gibbs | mgibbs@bayareanewsgroup. com | Bay Area News Group California classrooms will look and feel different in 2026 -- with new limits on cellphones, expanded protections for immigrant families, gender-neutral bathrooms and healthier school meals rolling out statewide as a slate of new education laws takes effect for the state's 5.