MALDEN, MASS. — On the eve of a potentially critical vote, educators, parents and elected officials pressed the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education on Monday to continue the conversation over student testing in a months-long debate, saying there's more to be considered.
The board is on Tuesday is set to vote on Elementary and Secondary Education Commissioner Mitchell Chester's recommendation – announced last week – that the state develop a "next-generation" assessment, building on the existing MCAS exam and the PARCC test piloted by some districts this year.
DALLAS (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Martin O'Malley is shifting staff and resources to Iowa as his campaign struggles to raise money.
O'Malley's campaign says it will shift staff from its Baltimore headquarters to the early states. Spokeswoman Haley Morris says the candidate has "always run a lean campaign and will continue to do so."
