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MCAS is not the answer

Families and schools have reported confusion and outstanding cafeteria debt since universal free meals in schools ended in June 2022.

OKLAHOMA CITY — Lawmakers and child nutrition advocates say there’s a “growing conversation” at the state Capitol on expanding school meal programs, but opinions among the Republican majority are mixed.

We’ve hit the ground running in 2024 with numerous budget hearings scheduled in the next two weeks as we continue work on the FY’25 budget. These are public and streamed

Education bureaucrats believe lowering standards gives students a better opportunity to learn and succeed.

“MCAS, used appropriately, is an invaluable educational tool,” David Sawyer, the superintendent of the Attleboro Public School District said, assuring the committee he was not there to speak against standardized testing entirely or against public accountability for educators.

Supporters of the Thrive Act argue that the test fails to reflect students’ full capacity, and fails to close real achievement gaps between groups of students. But a few defenders of the test credit the test with providing a single standard for a diverse state.

Cambridge School Committee Candidates Talk Standardized Tests, Teacher Pay at Forum | News | The Harvard Crimson

On the cusp of potentially beginning an initiative petition process to end the MCAS graduation requirement, the MTA is not the organization it once was -- the increasingly larger, stronger union is transitioning into an ever-more active legislative agent.

Democrats on the House Oversight Committee say a GOP probe into whether teachers unions had too much influence on pandemic school closures has come up empty. A spokesperson for the Democrats says that in fact, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention consulted a wide range of stakeholders before the American Federation of Teachers was even aware of the guidance to close schools. At a hearing in March, California U.S. ...