The nutrition coordinators came to zhuzh up the lowly black bean. “Today, we’re making a cowboy caviar, which is a take on a salsa,” said Abigail Killian, standing by a table holding cutting boards, ...

Donald Trump’s tax bill, which he signed into law on July 4, will strip about $186 billion from SNAP and close to $1 trillion from Medicaid over the next decade.

The latest chronic absenteeism data, through March 2025, paints perhaps the grimmest picture yet for Massachusetts students: ...