The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education gives schools a social-emotional survey on school climate to be given with MCAS.
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.
Bill Bennett Doesn’t Know What He Is Talking About
Jane Robbins: Some of the points that former education secretary Bill Bennett made in his op/ed defending the Every Student Succeeds Act are confused.
William Bennett, What Watered Down Massachusetts Standards?
Former Secretary of Education William Bennett is concerned that Massachusetts watered down their academic standards, but won’t say how they did it.
A Massachusetts Success Story: Voc-Tech Schools
Voc-tech schools have seen success in Massachusetts since their 1993 Education Reform and they break out of the “one-size-fits-all” mold in public education.
Average U.S. Math Literacy PISA Scores Drop 18 Points Since 2009
The average math literacy PISA scores for 15-year-olds in the U.S. dropped by 12 points since 2012 and 18 points since 2009.
New Massachusetts Science Standards Are Subpar
Massachusetts’ new science standards adopted by the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education fall short according to a new Pioneer Institute study.
Massachusetts Common Core Ballot Initiative Stopped in Court
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled on Friday that the language in the Common Core ballot initiative is unconstitutional.
Massachusetts Common Core Ballot Initiative Waiting Game
Supporters of the ballot initiative who seek to repeal Common Core in Massachusetts have to wait to see if their question will end up on the ballot.
Volunteer Help Needed for Massachusetts Common Core Ballot Initiative
End Common Core Massachusetts is looking for volunteers to help collect 16,000 signatures before June 22nd for their ballot initiative.