Fight against diabetes begins with Tour de Cure North Shore

People: Fight against diabetes begins with Tour de Cure North Shore Mari Ruddy, founder of the Red Rider program, visits Danvers to kick off this season’s Tour de Cure North Shore, which takes place in May and benefits the American Diabetes Association. A trial advocacy team from Massachusetts School of Law in Andover wins regional 2012 Thurgood Marshall Mock Trial Competition.

10 states leave school law behind

Ten states are being granted waivers from parts of the No Child Left Behind education law. President Obama says the move aims to "combine greater freedom with greater accountability."

Massachusetts law on insured birth control is similar to US rule set by Barack Obama

Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney has accused President Obama of attacking religious freedom because of a federal mandate requiring insurers to cover contraception. But Romney, who overhauled the Massachusetts health care system, did not change an almost identical mandate in Massachusetts.

Massachusetts Freed From ‘No Child Left Behind’ Law

President Barack Obama has freed Massachusetts and 9 other states from the strict and sweeping requirements of the No Child Left Behind law.

Massachusetts wins No Child Left Behind waiver

Massachusetts is one of 10 states that will be granted a waiver from key provisions of the federal education law known as the No Child Left Behind Act, according to the White House.