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November 24, 2023
"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."
November 18, 2023
This year, taxpayers paid the nonprofit at least $90 million for A.P. tests that many students failed.
November 18, 2023
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...
September 19, 2023
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.
May 23, 2023
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
May 13, 2023
Your weekend briefing on local politics and more.
April 26, 2023
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...
April 25, 2023
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.
April 25, 2023
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...
April 6, 2023
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.