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BOSTON — As Massachusetts school districts prepare for the MCAS 2.0 era to launch in the spring of 2017, ballot activists are pledging to undo the education standards behind one of the exams expected to influence the revamped student assessment test. In November, the state Board of Elementary and Secondary
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STATE HOUSE — Special education students and English language learners enrolled at charter schools are more likely to earn higher scores on the state's standardized tests and reach certain other achievement markers than their peers in district schools, according to a study of Boston students presented Monday. The study,
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The way the nation's public schools are evaluated — teachers, students and the schools themselves — is headed for a major makeover, with a sweeping shift from federal to state control over school accountability and student testing. The Senate on Wednesday voted 85-12 to approve legislation rewriting the
Education
There is a lame joke about a man who was searching for the meaning of life. He consulted friends, old teachers, and people he considered wise. But none could help him. He scoured libraries in search of the answer. But still, no luck. Finally, someone told the man about a
Massachusetts
Next month, education policy makers in Massachusetts will decide whether to keep the highly regarded Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) or adopt the controversial Common Core-aligned test, developed by the Partnership for the Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC). About half of Massachusetts public school students transitioned to
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The Baker administration and Board of Elementary and Secondary Education should be applauded for maintaining Massachusetts' academic independence and testing autonomy, but the Commonwealth should reject any further participation in the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) consortium. MCAS has served Massachusetts very well for
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Many of America's children are back in school; many others return next week. We believe that there is no more important duty to our children and their future than the work of great teachers and involved parents; and make no mistake, it takes both. Students with parents seriously
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has offered free online courses for the last four years with one major downside: They didn't count toward a degree. That's about to change. In a pilot project announced Wednesday, students will be able to take a semester
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