Massachusetts Education Reform Act co-author and former Senate President Tom Birmingham praised the historic success that has been achieved since the law was enacted in 1993, but expressed concern that the Commonwealth is veering away from basic principles of the law that produced that success.
Video: Duke Pesta & Sandra Stotsky Dissect Why Common Core Has Failed
Dr. Duke Pesta and Dr. Sandra Stotsky drill down on a new report from the Pioneer Institute that shows how the move to Common Core and their subsequent “new standards” hurt Massachusetts student achievement.
Massachusetts’ New Standards Are Still Inferior to Pre-2010 Standards
The Pioneer Institute released a report co-written by Mark Bauerlein, R. James Milgram, and Jane Robbins that reviews Massachusetts new academic standards.
It Is Too Expensive to Replace Common Core?
If it will cost Utah $100 million to replace the Common Core State Standards how much did it cost to implement these sub par standards in the first place?
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.
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.
Study Finds Common Core Incompatible With Catholic Education
New paper outlines “fundamental and profound differences” between goals of the Common Core State Standards and the goals of Catholic education.
MA Gov Baker Straddling the Fence on Common Core Ballot Initiative
Gov. Charlie Baker (R-MA) is on the fence with Common Core ballot initiative that will be voted on this fall sees PARCC withdrawal with review as enough.
Fordham Institutes’s PARCC v. MCAS Report Falls Short
Fordham Institute’s report on PARCC v. MCAS reads more like propaganda and lacks the basic elements of objective research.
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.
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