A lot of Boston.com readers seem to be in agreement about one thing concerning the middle class in Massachusetts: There ain’t no such thing. “There are only two classes in the U.S.: Oligarchy ...

However you define it, one thing’s for sure: The upper class is in a good position to buy things in cash that people in the middle class — those who earn around the national median — can’t.

The Everett school will offer two classes for about 60 students ... heart disease and aging, things like Alzheimer’s, the major medical problems in our country.” Student studies can ...

In the 1970s, most middle-class households had one car, and they made it work. Unlike today’s car-centric parenting culture, school drop-offs weren’t a thing — kids took the bus, walked ...

Should the teachers then be given a template to discuss difficult things in class? No, then the discussion would be lifeless and meaningless. Every teacher knows that each class needs things to be ...