PITTSFIELD — The Pittsfield public schools have been accepted into a free COVID-19 testing initiative, as talks continue over what form of testing the county’s largest school system will follow, the ...

BOSTON (CBS) -- Getting students and teachers back to school safely is a top priority right now, but it can feel like an overwhelming task. To help, the state is funding a pilot program in districts ...

In January, when the Baker administration announced a new pooled COVID-19 testing initiative for K-12 schools, Education Secretary James Peyser said technological advances had enabled the state “to ...

January 22, 2026 - Fausto Lopez finished high school, got an associate degree and applied to attend a four-year college - all while inside juvenile detention. To simplify the often-confusing Covid ...

BOSTON (WHDH) - Massachusetts’ first-in-the-nation COVID-19 pool testing initiative has found low positivity rates among students and staff in schools across the state, Gov. Charlie Baker announced ...

BOSTON (CBS) -- Weekly COVID-19 pool testing will be available for all schools and districts in the state within the next month, Gov. Charlie Baker announced Friday. "There's now an overwhelming body ...

To simplify the often-confusing Covid testing process in schools, an increasing number of districts in California are turning to “pool testing” as a way to save time, reduce hassles and keep students ...