By Matt Murphy, The Sun, Lowell, Mass. Jul. 1--BOSTON -- New Education Secretary Paul Reville said there is a "sense of urgency" for public schools and all those involved, including teachers, administration and unions, to show they are not too rigid to adapt to the changing needs of students.

By CHRISTINE McCONVILLE American students aren't getting the education they need and businesses are suffering, Massachusetts' incoming education secretary Paul Reville told Boston's business and civic leaders yesterday.

By Matt Murphy, The Sun, Lowell, Mass. May 25--BOSTON -- Outgoing Lowell Superintendent Karla Brooks Baehr could be tapped for a lucrative position heading up a nonprofit educational think tank in Boston when she leaves the city.

By VALERIE STRAUSS A new study to be released today on gender equity in education concludes that a "boys crisis" in U.S. schools is a myth and that both sexes have stayed the same or improved on standardized tests in the past decade.

By Hillary Chabot, The Sun, Lowell, Mass. Mar. 11--BOSTON -- Gov. Deval Patrick will appoint Board of Education Chairman Paul Reville to the newly-created Education Secretary post today, according to an administration source.