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Per-Pupil Spending Not Always A Predictor of School Achievement
Some high-spending school districts in New Hampshire are getting relatively high test scores among students — but some aren't. And…
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School Board Adopts ‘Bathroom Bill’ of Its Own for Transgender Students
The school board in Windham, New Hampshire voted to offer access to locker rooms to transgender students "that corresponds to their…
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Why Spend Billions on Professional Development for Teachers?
Despite the billions that have been spent on professional development for K-12 teachers in the United States, we actually know extremely…
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How Dumb Do We Want Prospective Teachers To Be?
Not much smarter than the dumbest students they will teach, it seems. But the answer really depends on the "research"…
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Test-based accountability: The best we can do?
Who doesn't want accountability in education? That was the selling point for No Child Left Behind (NCLB). It was the…
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Mass. activists want high school history to stress political activism over founding principles
In another year, parents may notice a change in emphasis in the history and social studies curricula at their children's…
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NLRB: Adjuncts can join union, unless they teach religion
The National Labor Relations Board ruled Tuesday that instructors of religious studies may be excluded from part-time faculty unions at two…
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Dems avoid Common Core as new ‘third rail’
Leaked emails in the recent Democratic National Committee (DNC) Wikileaks hack reveal that DNC officials view Common Core as a political "…
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Reform teacher licensing now
The Bay State's Secretary of Education and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education are planning to review the…
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Charter school expansion unlikely to come up, DeLeo says
BOSTON – With Memorial Day weekend around the corner and just two full months of formal sessions left for the Massachusetts Legislature, Speaker…
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UMass growth in spending and non-resident students challenged
BOSTON – Rapid growth in enrollment and capital spending in the University of Massachusetts system may be coming at the expense of its…
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Amherst College wins $1M prize for helping low-income students
AMHERST – Amherst College received a $1 million award that recognizes its programs that help "high achieving students from low-income families&…
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Hiking school aid draws praise yet no answers on funding
BOSTON – Formula changes that would let more state money flow to local school districts won praise Friday from labor and school leaders…
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Michigan Senate panel turns to old Mass. MCAS standards
BOSTON – If efforts to repeal Common Core education standards succeed and the state returns to the old approach used with the Massachusetts…
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Charter expansion backed by Bay State majority, poll shows
BOSTON – A slim majority of voters support expanding the cap on charter schools in Massachusetts, a new poll shows. The survey from…
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Common Core tests given failing grades by NY teachers
This is the season for standardized test-taking in public schools and that has led to a resurgence in the sometimes anguished…
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New Bedford presses parents to accept PARCC exams
NEW BEDFORD – School officials in this seaside city are pressing parents to allow their children to take the controversial PARCC exams, claiming…
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‘Bathroom Bill,’ charter schools measure given more time
BOSTON – The so-called Bathroom Bill, a controversial measure to ensure public facilities access to transgender people, and a charter schools measure…
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Charter School expansion opponents rally at State House
BOSTON – Charter school expansion foes mobilized to announce organized opposition to a ballot question that would lift the cap on the number…
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Common Core foes vow stepped up ballot campaign
BOSTON – Supporters of an initiative to end the adoption of national Common Core education standards in Massachusetts pledged to obtain the petition…
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Charter cap, Common Core weighed by lawmakers
BOSTON – A pair of hotly contested ballot proposals came in for some emotional testimony Monday during a public hearing hosted by the…
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Charter waitlist data may be flawed, auditor says
BOSTON – In the latest chapter of an ongoing debate around the number of Massachusetts students waiting for charter school seats, Auditor Suzanne…
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Bathroom bill, abortion funding targeted by activists’ lobbying
BOSTON – More than 50 Bay State residents, all with passionately held pro-family views, rallied in the State House Wednesday and fanned…
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Charter waitlists shrink yet still number 34,000 students, state says
BOSTON – The number of students waiting for a place in a charter school declined slightly this academic year, but still numbers about…
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School funding needs put in focus by State House rally
BOSTON – About 200 students, teachers, parents and community members unhappy with funding levels for Boston Public Schools made their presence known Wednesday…
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Baker, Peyser laud charter schools amid push for expansion
BOSTON – Recognizing two Boston area charter schools named as finalists for a $80,000 prize on Tuesday, Education Secretary James Peyser said…
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Gates Foundation tied to suit against Common Core ballot measure
BOSTON – A lawsuit that aims to prevent Massachusetts voters from weighing in on the controversial Common Core educational standards has backing from…
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Mass. school leaders rap Baker on charter push
BOSTON – Local school officials directly challenged Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker's commitment to traditional public education on Tuesday, confronting him over…
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Common Core profiteers depicted in 4th Veritas video
Publishers profiting from the Common Core educational standards once again became the target of undercover video outfit Project Veritas as it released…
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Maine Common Core foes cross party lines to push repeal
AUGUSTA, Maine – A bipartisan group of Maine lawmakers is pushing a measure to repeal national education standards, known as Common Core, adopted…
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Speaker DeLeo backs charter school options for districts
BOSTON – Massachusetts school districts should be allowed to pursue charter schools if they want, Speaker Robert DeLeo told his colleagues in the…
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Second Common Core video released as Mass. considers dumping the federal standards
BOSTON – A second undercover video portraying Common Core as an exercise in profiteering by publishers including Boston textbook giant Houghton Mifflin Harcourt…
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No Child Left Behind rewrite heads toward final approval
WASHINGTON (AP) — A long-awaited rewrite of federal education law appears headed toward final congressional approval. The Senate voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to…
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Ed board backs MCAS 2.0 plan for new standardized tests
MALDEN – Bay State education policymakers voted Tuesday to create an MCAS 2.0 standardized testing program that combines elements of the multi-…
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MCAS 2.0 called for by Bay State ed chief Chester
BOSTON – A "next-generation MCAS" is the route Massachusetts should take in choosing its new standardized student assessment program, Elementary…
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Reform based on pre-2011 MCAS draws support from Pioneer Institute
BOSTON – As Massachusetts education officials gear up to decide next month whether to adopt the national PARCC exam to assess academic achievement,…
