Opinion
My Parents’ 23-Year Marriage Proves Politics Shouldn’t Define Relationships
Would you ever be friends with someone of opposing political views?
Shira Keitner '27
Opinion
Should We Seek Extra Time or Fewer Timed Tests?
You're stressed and frazzled in the FMC, sitting in one of those uncomfortable chairs, about to take your timed math test. The anxiety-loaded chatter from your classmates is echoing in your ears and you can't focus on your last minute review of flashcards. Your teacher ambles in, handing out a thick packet of math problems. Grabbing your pencil, you scribble your name out quickly, because spending more than a second would be a waste of precious time. Suddenly, it feels like half the class gets up to take the test in their private and quiet rooms, with nearly twice the amount of time you have. They have time to write their names out with glitter pen and heart the dot on the “i.”
News
How the Government Shutdown Affects Milton Academy
When the U.S. government shut down on September 30, 87% of the Department of Education’s employees were furloughed. Across the country, public schools have lost funding, breakfast programs are being cut, and civil rights investigations are being stalled. For 190,000 special needs students in Massachusetts alone, the shutdown has threatened vital support. Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey warned, “our kids will lose the mental health care, tutoring, and special education they need.” But how does this ongoing shutdown impact a private and independently-funded school like Milton Academy?
Opinion
For the USA, and for Milton, Mourning Cannot be Politically Biased
Flags aren’t lowered for every death—if they were, the flag would never be at full-staff. But how do you establish who proves “worthy” of national grief? How do you decide whose life was so impactful that they deserve honor across the country? Whose legacy was important enough for history books? Regardless of the process, the decision should be based on consistent criteria. When these symbolic gestures are applied selectively, they stop encapsulating shared grief and start revealing deeper biases, becoming signals of whose lives and whose voices truly matter to the powerful. This is a problem nationwide, and right here on campus as well.