Very timely, considering U.S. Rep. Barney Frank's announcement that the recent redistricting inspired him not to run again, MA Sen. Sonia Chang-Diaz joined us on Left Ahead. Click the player below for her 33-minute show. She dealt in … [Read more...]
New MassBudget Report on Local Impact of State Ed. Funding
We at MassBudget just released a new report titled "Cutting Class: Underfunding the Foundation Budget's Core Education Program," which finds that districts across the state are hiring fewer teachers, providing less professional development, … [Read more...]
Citizens for Public Schools Fall Conference, Oct. 15
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7Ie_ny2hVk On Saturday, Oct. 15, join parents, teachers, students and concerned citizens at the Bayside Expo Center to share ideas, strategize and organize to achieve our goal: quality public schools for … [Read more...]
New Report Says State Proposal Would Impose Costly Testing Mandate and Damaging Teacher Eval Scheme
I thought BMG folks who are passionate about (or at least interested in) public education and education policy would like to know about a new FairTest report on the state's proposed teacher evaluation system, which our authors -- educators … [Read more...]
“Expired-Food Guy” Connolly Fights for Another Go
Boston At-Large City Councilor John Connolly was kind of surprised that his old-frozen-foods-in-schools investigation made such a splash. Regardless, he chairs the body's education committee and shows an astonishing passion for public … [Read more...]
March for Common Sense!
www.marchforcommonsense.org On April 18th, 1775, Paul Revere rallied five hundred of his countrymen to face the might of the British army at Lexington and Concord. These patriots were afraid. The British army was strong. But each and every … [Read more...]
Civic Engagement From the Top: A Local Example
Quality, equitable education for all our children is a laudable goal. It usually turns up as one of the top three priorities on everyone’s list. We know that educating our children, beginning with early education, is good … [Read more...]
The States of Education
As most already know, Massachusetts is consistently ranked first in the NAEP test and has been improving each year. How? While there are many nuanced reasons, many which haven't been fully studied, there are a number of reasons … [Read more...]
Merit Pay = Incentive To Cheat
USA Today has a blockbuster story, and you should read the whole thing. Michelle Rhee, the DC superintendent appointed by a Democratic mayor, and lauded by liberal pundits, tried out all kinds of conservative ideas like Merit … [Read more...]
Expired Food in Boston Schools?
Apologies for the short post, but there's really little to say. File this under "Really basic stuff that should not be allowed." Kudos to Councilor Connolly, and to the Globe. This bears further watching, I think. Deputy School … [Read more...]
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