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BOSTON — This year's high school junior class will not need to take or pass MCAS tests in order to graduate, under a change approved Tuesday by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. The move is one of a series of pandemic-influenced shifts the state has made within its standardized testing program since COVID-19 first shuttered school buildings last spring. Students are typically required to pass 10th grade English and math MCAS exams in order demonstrate competency in the two subjects and graduate. Last year's 10th graders, the class of 2022, did not have an opportunity to ta...

A new MassINC report argues that early college programs could help Massachusetts tackle a number of pressing problems. But the current state program will only reach about 2% of the students who stand to benefit.

House, Senate Leaders Agree on School Aid Increase Beacon Hill leaders are looking to boost funding for education. PeopleImages/Getty Images/iStockphoto An agreement announced Wednesday by legislative budget-writers would steer more state dollars to local schools than the $45.6 billion fiscal 2022 spending plan that Gov. Charlie Baker put forward in January. Ways and Means Committee Chairs Sen. Michael Rodrigues and Rep. Aaron Michlewitz said in a joint statement that they had reached agreement around local aid funding for next year's budget. The House Ways and Means Committee plans to roll o...

News, Opinion, Community New Wheelock Educational Policy Center Will Put Research in the Hands of Policymakers, Drive National Conversations Research at BU’s new Wheelock Education Policy Center will focus on improving policies that have contributed to persistent inequities within the education system for students of color, students with disabilities, and English learners. Photo by Cydney Scott Education Aim: improving educational outcomes for historically marginalized students March 10, 2021 Twitter Facebook Boston University’s Wheelock College of Education & Hum...

How the fiscal 2022 budget could affect mail-in voting, education and taxes in Massachusetts Updated Mar 03, 2021; Massachusetts agency leaders overseeing elections, criminal justice and other areas of government came into the budget hearing with one complaint: they need more money than what the governor’s fiscal 2022 budget offers. The Ways and Means Committee heard from Baker administration officials overseeing the state’s finances, criminal investigations and technology during a four-hour hearing Tuesday focusing on Gov. Charlie Baker’s $45.6 billion budget plan. The Republican gove...