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‘Really hitting our schools hard’: Special education teachers are leaving the classroom in droves. Why?

A surge in older cannabis customers is a boon at dispensaries, a concern for doctors

European allies seek clarity on Trump’s calls to send warships to Strait of Hormuz. Follow live updates.

Meanwhile, Israeli strikes have deepened Lebanon’s humanitarian crisis, with more than 850 people killed and over 850,000 displaced.
Republicans resist calls for Iran war hearings, creating a new standoff with Democrats

Trump forces Senate voter ID showdown ahead of midterm elections

Larry Edelman | Trendlines

Shock and no awe: Trump’s failure to blunt oil price spike leaves US economy at risk

CHESTO MEANS BUSINESS

Boston has lost its financial services clout. Santander’s latest move is just another example.

Patriots’ new training facility to open this spring in collaboration with New Balance

Patriots roster will look a little different after offseason moves

Publicly, Ed Markey is mostly ignoring his primary challenge from Seth Moulton. Privately, it’s a different story.

Forecast | Dave Epstein

Thunderstorms, heavy downpours to roll in, bringing strong, damaging winds and potential outages

Providence police investigating fatal pedestrian hit-and-run crash

Man dies after kayak capsizes on Cape Cod, police say

your tv gps

This week’s TV: Elisabeth Moss and Kerry Washington in ‘Imperfect Women,’ ‘The Forsytes,’ and more

PERSPECTIVE

Trying to change someone’s mind in an argument is pointless. Here’s what to do instead.

MIAA hockey championships: Video, photos, and highlights from Sunday’s title games

Opinion
Stephen J. Adler and Bruce D. Brown

A Puerto Rico case that threatens press freedom nationwide

There is no court precedent that could block Trump from declaring ‘fake news’ a national emergency. That’s why much is at stake in a pending federal case.
Chad Aldeman

When high school grads can’t do math

RENÉE GRAHAM

Gas prices are soaring. Trump does not feel your pain.

IDEAS | VANESSA BRAGANZA

Whodunits are fun, but the detective stories we need now may be howcatchems

EDITORIAL

Possible US bombing of elementary school should make members of Congress sick — and make them investigate

Immigrant workers sue Trump administration over airport job losses at Logan
Security clearances also have been revoked from immigrant workers at JFK International Airport and international airports in San Francisco, Houston, and Orlando.

Bomb threat reported on plane bound for Florida from Boston was ‘not credible,’ authorities say
JetBlue flight 1231 from Boston to Vero Beach, Fla., was met by authorities when it landed Saturday.

MBTA bus driver was ‘drowsy, or asleep’ when he crashed into Medford home, transit police say
The 40-year-old bus operator will face negligent driving charges, Transit Police said.

Person hospitalized after being shot in Boston’s South End, police say

The shooting was reported in the area of Washington and East Berkeley streets Sunday night.

Lawmakers take a knife to Healey’s $400 million bill to help universities

Governor Healey’s DRIVE bill to help the state’s research universities is on the move, but lawmakers have cut the amount of money it would provide to those institutions in half.

Fatal overdose on the Cape leads to cocaine trafficking arrests after multi-town investigation, officials say

Two suspects are accused of supplying the cocaine that contributed to the deadly overdose in November.

Recommended reads

Delayed projects, low morale: Boston’s streets department is stalling under Wu, long a transit champion

Advocates and city staff say the policy change has caused an epic bottleneck, stalling the majority of Boston’s transit and street safety projects for the past year.

Inside the BSO power struggle that led to Andris Nelsons’ fall
A clash between traditionalists and reform-minded leaders over the BSO's future and financial viability ends with the conductor's abrupt dismissal and an orchestra reeling in disbelief.

The killing that sent shockwaves through small-town Maine: ‘Everyone’s life has been ruined here’
One evening last July, Sunny Stewart set out on a quiet pond and never returned. Two weeks later, a teen was charged with her murder.

Massachusetts loves winter road salt. But why not sprinkle in some starfish skeletons?
A new technology that adds crushed starfish skeletons to winter road salt can minimize damage to streets and the environment.

Culture & Lifestyle

It’s now easier than ever to search the Globe recipe archive

Watch: Harry Styles hosts and performs on ‘Saturday Night Live’

Barmakian shines in Greater Boston Stage Company’s ‘Wait Until Dark’

‘You Are Cordially Invited to the End of the World!’ is on a small stage, but it has big ideas

Special Projects

Boston Globe Spotlight Team

Nearly 250 patients at top Mass. hospitals say they were abused by a renowned doctor. Why wasn’t he stopped sooner?

A Globe Spotlight investigation found the state’s medical establishment missed key warning signs.

Why Trump and the MAGA movement turned against Harvard

Over a decade of political and cultural upheaval, America’s most powerful university grew vulnerable to attack. There were warning signs.

Why the middle class is disappearing in Massachusetts

The middle class in Massachusetts is being hollowed out. Driving the squeeze is a stratospheric rise in inequality.

Water is coming for the Seaport; the whole city will be poorer for it.

Buildings in the Seaport fund one-tenth of Boston’s property-tax base. Flood waters and sea level rise will soon put that at risk.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

IDEAS | NICHOLAS LEMANN

In a golden age for many American Jews, my family was uncertain about its identity

JEFF JACOBY

Magical thinking about the Equal Rights Amendment

EDITORIAL

Should government solve cannabis industry’s debt crisis?

KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR

One thing voters agree on: They don’t like the Supreme Court

Jill Abramson

Do we really need two public radio stations in Boston?

Lost and/or found

Ten weird but totally true Boston stories

Metro

Company asks judge to hold N.H. officials in contempt over ‘suspended’ motor vehicle inspections program

Gordon-Darby Holdings Inc., which had overseen the state’s vehicle inspections for decades, said in a court filing that a judge should impose ‘significant escalating fines’ until the program is restored.
Forecast | Dave Epstein

Thunderstorms, heavy downpours to roll in, bringing strong, damaging winds and potential outages

A high wind warning has been issued for Eastern Mass. and Rhode Island, with gusts up to 60-70 mph possible Monday night.

‘Really hitting our schools hard’: Special education teachers are leaving the classroom in droves. Why?

In Massachusetts, turnover is so high that one out of every three instructors leave their classroom each year.

MBTA bus driver was ‘drowsy, or asleep’ when he crashed into Medford home, transit police say

The 40-year-old bus operator will face negligent driving charges, Transit Police said.

Sports

HIGH SCHOOLS

Meet the champs: See the winners of the MIAA basketball and hockey title games

The MIAA winter sports season is officially complete, with 10 basketball and six hockey champions crowned over the weekend.
patriots

Patriots’ new training facility to open this spring in collaboration with New Balance

The 160,000-square foot, three-story building, will feature a nutrition center, players’ lounge, locker room, and weight room.
patriots

A position-by-position look at where the Patriots’ roster stands after offseason moves

The revamped offensive line has some high potential, and the wide receiver room is full.
TIM HEALEY | ON BASEBALL

At the World Baseball Classic, Roman Anthony is exactly where he belongs: Among the stars

RED SOX NOTEBOOK

Wilyer Abreu’s blast and bat flip at the World Baseball Classic all the buzz at Red Sox camp

FRANK DELL'APA | ON SOCCER

Revolution show touch of class on new grass at Gillette Stadium in rout of Cincinnati

Business

Larry Edelman | Trendlines

Shock and no awe: Trump’s failure to blunt oil price spike leaves US economy at risk

The US economy was more fragile heading into the war against Iran than anyone realized — leaving it ill-equipped to absorb soaring energy prices.

3,800 workers are on strike at one of the largest meatpacking plants in the US

It’s the first strike at a US slaughterhouse since workers walked out at a Hormel plant in Minnesota in 1985.
CHESTO MEANS BUSINESS

Boston has lost its financial services clout. Santander’s latest move is just another example.

KARA MILLER | THE BIG IDEA

‘Everyone’s leaving’: Why more of the wealthy are moving from Massachusetts to other states

magazine
new england

Martha’s Vineyard and Newport are wallet-busters in summer. Try shoulder season.

spring travel

My mom missed her chance to see Elvis. On a whirlwind Memphis trip, we did the next best thing.

Spring Travel

I went to Scotland to find family history, Highland culture — and a wee dram of whisky

DINNER WITH CUPID

Blind date: ‘I like fantasy, fiction, mystery, sci-fi, he likes nonfiction real estate books’

metro

Spring’s arrival is just around the corner. Here’s what to know about the equinox.

‘This is a living discussion’: A new museum offers ‘real and close look’ at African American history in R.I.

Bomb threat reported on plane bound for Florida from Boston was ‘not credible,’ authorities say

sports

Roman Anthony home run lifts Team USA past Dominican Republic and into World Baseball Classic final

MIAA hockey championships: Video, photos, and highlights from Sunday’s title games

For their beloved coach, Lydia Barnes and Methuen/Tewksbury girls’ hockey saved their best for D1 title run

business

A surge in older cannabis customers is a boon at dispensaries, a concern for doctors

Iran hits Gulf neighbors and keeps stranglehold on oil shipping as concerns rise of energy crisis

Trump suggests he may delay China trip as he pressures Beijing for help with Strait of Hormuz

politics

European allies seek clarity on Trump’s calls to send warships to Strait of Hormuz. Follow live updates.

Publicly, Ed Markey is mostly ignoring his primary challenge from Seth Moulton. Privately, it’s a different story.

Iran hits Gulf neighbors and keeps stranglehold on oil shipping as concerns rise of energy crisis

Nation

Ex-funeral home owner faces 20 in prison after giving families fake ashes

Closing arguments set in trial of Utah children’s book author charged with killing her husband

To address farm labor shortage, Trump administration turns to migrant workers

World

Trump's call for countries to send warships to protect the Strait of Hormuz brings no promises

Iran and the United States: A long history of antagonism

Trump’s call for countries to send warships to protect the Strait of Hormuz brings no promises

opinion

In a golden age for many American Jews, my family was uncertain about its identity

Magical thinking about the Equal Rights Amendment

Trump’s war on diplomacy didn’t just happen overnight

lifestyle

Red carpet hits and misses, including one dress that was really for the birds

Photos: See Leonardo DiCaprio, Nicole Kidman, and more stars on the Oscars red carpet

Get your cholesterol even lower and start younger, new guideline says

food & dining

Willie’s opens on Beacon Hill; Roger’s Fish Co. lands at Logan

Middle Eastern food is fast and authentic at Naya restaurants

Newport’s landmark Hotel Viking is about to see a culinary revival

travel

A travel writer’s confession: I write for a Boston newspaper, and I’d never been to Ireland

Hear that? That’s called ‘gig-tripping,’ as more tourists travel for music.

‘A whole new generation is stepping up’: How young locals are reshaping North Conway

Arts

Fame was the name of the game; moving beyond movable type

Letters from a dark past revisited in a darkening present

A Whitney Biennial for the forlorn

Books

The best local book events this week

Local bestsellers for the week ended March 8

Judy Blume’s books helped us survive childhood. A new book introduces us to hers.

Movies

Watch: Conan O’Brien’s monologue, Baby Yoda’s cameo, and all the top Oscar moments

‘Sinners’ made history again, but the biggest upset of the night came in a different category

Red carpet hits and misses, including one dress that was really for the birds

Television

This week’s TV: Elisabeth Moss and Kerry Washington in ‘Imperfect Women,’ ‘The Forsytes,’ and more

Watch: Harry Styles hosts and performs on ‘Saturday Night Live’

‘Orphan Black’ hit the ground running straight from the start

music

Symphony Hall hosts Pops’ heartfelt tribute to ‘A Celtic Sojourn’ host

2026-27 to be final performance season for Boston Philharmonic

‘We’re not gonna give up music and be silent’: Afghan composer protests Taliban law with solidarity concert

Theater/Dance

Barmakian shines in Greater Boston Stage Company’s ‘Wait Until Dark’

Emotional and musical fireworks abound in ‘Stereophonic,’ as creativity meets volatility

‘Antiquities’ questions what the future of AI might hold for us

Health

MGB researchers create AI models to detect domestic abuse in patients

Get your cholesterol even lower and start younger, new guideline says

Head of federal health agency ARPA-H pledges to maintain a presence in Massachusetts

Obituaries

John F. Burns, prize-winning foreign correspondent for The New York Times, dies at 81

Anthony J. Leggett dies at 87; awarded Nobel for theories on superfluids

Ron Delany, runner who won Olympic glory for Ireland, has died