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"Schools — and taxpayers — [must] have an impartial and trustworthy method of evaluating students’ academic progress," writes one stakeholder. Another writes, "Massachusetts, accustomed to being the engine of educational innovation, is in the caboose."

This year, taxpayers paid the nonprofit at least $90 million for A.P. tests that many students failed.

BOSTON — For the past two decades, the College Board has moved aggressively to expand the number of high school students taking Advanced Placement courses and tests — in part by pitching the program to low-income students and the schools that serve them. It is a matter of equity, they argue. “What if the best stuff in education were not just for the best to distinguish themselves — but could engage a much broader set of kids?” asked David Coleman, the College B...

The legislation, though framed as a means to foster educator diversity in Massachusetts, threatens to dismantle the due process system that safeguards the rights and job security of educators.

PART TWO      GAIN’s Future: EVSC & Ten Adams Working Together  By Ann M. Ennis MAY 23, 2023 (During the April 10 EVSC School Board meeting trustees voted to sign a contract with Ten Adams, a local, marketing and advertising firm, for website design. The EVSC will spend $250,000 from ESS

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BOSTON — In a week where students across Massachusetts will sit for state-required standardized tests, a newly formed coalition of education organizations will step into the arena and throw its support behind the controversial exams against a backdrop...

A new coalition called The Voices For Academic Equity, which includes influential groups including Teach for America Massachusetts, announced a campaign to continue backing the state's standardized test with a new report, saying its benefits far outweigh possible flaws. This follows recent calls to eliminate the MCAS.

BOSTON — Going into a week where students across Massachusetts will sit for state-required standardized tests, a newly formed coalition of education organizations will step into the arena and throw its support behind the controversial exams against a...

It's the second year in a row in the top spot for Massachusetts, which also had the greatest increase in performance over the last decade.