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State’s Most Vulnerable Students Cheated by DESE’s Flawed Accountability Standards

September 17, 2017 By Dolores Wood 2 Comments

The Massachusetts Department of Education is using a flawed performance accountability formula that falsely places healthy schools into underperforming turnaround status, costing millions of taxpayer dollars and cruelly disrupting the lives … [Read more...]

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On The Extended School Day

July 31, 2013 By jamaicaplainiac Leave a Comment

The other day, I wrote about lifting the charter school cap. Today I'd like to address the other education "reform" being pressed in the Boston mayoral race: extending the school day. It's worth noting that after twenty years of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: Boston Mayoral Race, education, education-reform, extended school day, mcas

No One Cares About Poor Kids: Parker School Edition

April 26, 2013 By thegreenmiles 4 Comments

We let our children grow up in communities with high unemployment, low-paying jobs and high crime rates, then when they don't do well on tests, we declare the school, principal & teachers "failing." Here in Massachusetts, our "failing" … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: education, mcas, new-bedford, schools

EDUCATION conference, that is

October 7, 2010 By lisag Leave a Comment

Got to go back to headline writing school... … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: charter-schools, massachusetts, mcas, privatization, public-education, teachers

Conference Oct. 16 of interest to BMG-ers (and others) concerned about public education

October 7, 2010 By lisag Leave a Comment

CITIZENS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS ISSUES CONFERENCE: "Taking Back Our Schools: Promoting Equity and Excellence in Public Education." Rep. Carl Sciortino, Melissa Colon, (Gaston Institute), Jose Lopez (co-chair Boston Coalition for Quality … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: charter-schools, massachusetts, mcas, privatization, public-education, teachers

Is there *any* evidence that Duncan’s “Race to the Top” will improve education?

July 23, 2010 By mannygoldstein 4 Comments

Have similar programs been tried and succeeded (or failed)? I'd like to write a little article about this, and am wondering if there's any evidence to support our dropping a program that's been so successful. Is Duncan's program an … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: arne-duncan, boe, mcas, race-to-the-top, science-or-magic

Don’t shoot the messenger

May 20, 2010 By leechauvette 6 Comments

We had a very active debate a few weeks ago regarding the dropping of MCAS as a graduation requirement. WELL, don't shoot the messenger BUT the Commonwealth of Mass is working on "scrapping" the MCAS testing. YES THAT's RIGHT "scrapping" … [Read more...]

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‘ROUNDING THE GLOBE’-19: Getting personal with Larry Harmon

April 27, 2010 By bill-schechter 2 Comments

'ROUNDING THE GLOBE'-19: Critical analysis of Boston Globe education coverage Getting personal with Larry Harmon Last week, the Globe finally printed two good letters on ed reform and yesterday Vaznis wrote news article on impending … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: bill-gates, boston-globe, charters, diane-ravitch, larry-harmon, mcas, teacher-unions

Ending MCAS as a Graduation Requirement

April 3, 2010 By leechauvette 50 Comments

On the campaign trail in the 2nd Franklin District, as a Democratic candidate for State Rep, I have met many voters who have asked me about the MCAS Program and what I feel about the process being looked at and revamped. I am a strong … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: graduation, mcas, public-education

Remarks Delivered at a Pioneer Institute Discussion (featuring E.D. Hirsch)

March 31, 2010 By bill-schechter 10 Comments

REMARKS AT PIONEER INSTITUTE EVENT, FEATURING PROF. E.D. HIRSCH, MARCH 31, 2010 I'd like to first thank the Pioneer Institute for inviting me to participate on this panel. It's highly unusual for a teacher (or, in my case, a former teacher) … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: content, core-curriculum, mcas, social-studies, standards

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wilnelia_rivera Wilnelia Rivera @wilnelia_rivera ·
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Ruthzee Louijeune @Ruthzee

Today @MayorWu and @DARollins held a press conference on white supremacist activity.

Our Black & Brown, Asian, LGBTQ+, & Jewish communities have been experiencing increased threats & attacks.

We must stand united in solidarity with each other against white supremacy.

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mysteriousrook Ed Lyons @mysteriousrook ·
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Hey - if you used MBTA to exit the big July 4 fireworks, DM me. I am curious what this big test of the "broken down" system produced. According to Globe commentary, coverage, and tweets there's no way this would have worked smoothly. Did it? #mapoli

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The @MA_Senate approved Pandemic Policy Extensions Bill today — including virtual and remote #localgov public meetings until December 15, 2023. Great news for #mapoli and crucial in preserving gains in #publicparticipation

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Rayla "has made attacking public schools and local libraries the focus of her campaign—even though the secretary of the commonwealth has no control over either" https://digboston.com/the-biggest-masshole-in-massachusetts-is-running-for-secretary-of-state/ #mapoli #bospoli

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