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Ed secretary: Tax-raising amendment could damage economy, schools

BOSTON — A constitutional amendment raising taxes on millionaires to generate $1.9 billion for education and transportation would hurt the economy and damage the state's ability to support school services, Education Secretary James Peyser said Thursday. "Definitely not," Peyser told the News Service following an event

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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 that charter schools in Massachusetts have a "tremendous impact" on the course of education reform in the state. "From pilot schools to innovation schools, extended

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Keeping MCAS, but upping math standard seen as alternative

STATE HOUSE — Education Secretary James Peyser wrote an op-ed in September laying out the choice the state Board of Education faces in November in choosing between keeping the state's MCAS exam or adopting a new student assessment known as PARCC. But new research suggests a third option: continuing