Elementary Math Licensure Test: A Tale of Two States
Sandra Stotsky: All students, including minority students, need academically stronger teachers, whether in North Carolina or Massachusetts.
Tag: Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
Pioneer Institute Study: Massachusetts “Eviscerates” Its K-12 History Standards
The Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education should reject a proposed rewrite of the Massachusetts History and Social Science Curriculum Framework in its entirety and immediately restore the state’s 2003 framework
Massachusetts Education Commissioner Mitchell Chester Dead at 65
Massachusetts Education Commissioner Mitchell Chester passed away on Monday night after a fight with cancer. He was 65.
Common Core Advocates Seek to Block MA Parents from Voting on Common Core
A group of pro-Common Core educators and business leaders seek to keep the referendum on Common Core off the ballot in Massachusetts in November.
No, Massachusetts Has Not Dropped Common Core
Massachusetts has not dropped Common Core. They have not given up on Common Core. They gave up on PARCC (sort of).
Massachusetts Education Commissioner Recommends MCAS-PARCC Hybrid
Massachusetts Education Commissioner Mitchell Chester announced that he is recommending Massachusetts use a “Next Generation MCAS” a MCAS-PARCC hybrid.
Peabody School Committee Calls Mitchell Chester’s Role with PARCC a Conflict of Interest
The Peabody School Committee member Dave McGeney called into question Massachusetts Education Commissioner Mitchell Chester’s role on the PARCC governing board. Chester
Two States Delay Fully Implementing PARCC
Two states last week made moves to address Common Core concerns, specifically the implementation of the PARCC assessment. Louisiana Superintendent of Education
Missing The Twain
Charles Chieppo and Jamie Gass of the Pioneer Institute wrote a great op/ed entitled “Schoolkids missing the Twain” for the Worcester (MA)