Editorial: Keep MCAS graduation mandate temporarily while new standard is created
Despite the passage of ballot Question 2 last November, the majority of voters believe a statewide standard for high school ...
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Superintendent of Springfield Public Schools delivers first “State of the Schools” address
Superintendent of Springfield Public Schools, Dr. Sonia Dinnall, delivered a State of the Schools address to discuss the ...
MCAS Changes After Referendum: What High School Students Need to Know
Massachusetts voters recently approved a change to the state's education policy, eliminating the 10th-grade MCAS test as a ...
New MCAS expectations discussed at ‘State of the Schools’ address
With MCAS scores no longer being a graduation requirement, a big part of the discussion at the State of the Schools address was on what’s next.
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Healey gives State of the Commonwealth address
Gov. Maura Healey gave her State of the Commonwealth address Thursday night. In the address, Healey said that her Fiscal Year ...
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Advocates express optimism over Healey's move to devise new high school graduation rules
Healey’s executive order comes a day after she announced the creation of a K-12 Statewide Graduation Council in her State of ...
‘There was no training’: Inside Newton’s multilevel classes and the push to close the racial achievement gap
The district has for years failed to track data on the outcomes of its multilevel classes, leaving it unclear whether they're ...
I’m a high school teacher. Freed of MCAS, here’s my wish list.
Others, many of them teachers like me, are excited about the opportunity for real and meaningful change.
Healey pledges review of biz regs, charts path forward for high school graduation requirements
Gov. Maura Healey pledged Thursday to review business and licensing regulations in an attempt to cut “red tape” and stand up ...