For the first time last spring, nearly all Massachusetts students tangled with the “next-generation” MCAS test, a computer-based assessment designed to better predict how students will fare in college and the workforce.
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Mass. Lawmakers Unveil $1.5 Billion, 7-Year Education Bill
Massachusetts lawmakers have introduced a bill that would add $1.5 billion to the state’s public education system over the next seven years.
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College Presidents: Immigration Policies Are Weighing On Mass. Higher Education
University presidents in Massachusetts are growing more agitated with federal immigration policies, telling members of the state’s Congressional delegation in a new letter that efforts to attract and retain international students, faculty and researchers are suffering. In a letter Monday to the delegation, the presidents of 43 colleges and universities cited an increase in visa processing delays […]
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Fewer Than Half Of Providence Politicians’ Children Go To Traditional Public Schools
A review by The Public’s Radio shows that fewer than half of the school-age children of elected officials from Providence attend traditional public schools. This finding raises questions about whether elected officials are vested in new efforts to improve Rhode Island’s largest school system.
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Infante-Green Denies Motion From Parents, Students
The motion asked that individual parents and students be made a formal party to the state takeover.
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Students Demand Input In Takeover, As School Board Gives Approval
On Wednesday, the board also provided a list of recommendations for the takeover. The board currently oversees disciplinary hearings and approves contracts and policies for the district. Those powers could be stripped from the board in a state takeover. In an introduction to the list, the school board wrote that many of the recommendations had […]
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Raimondo Signs Education Reform Bills
The legislation is designed to improve Rhode Island public schools.
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Students Return To School In Providence, With Major Changes Looming
On Tuesday students went back to classes, and to a district still licking its wounds after a bruising summer. For decades, Providence public schools haven’t provided a quality education to the city’s children. That’s the thesis of a scathing report on the district from Johns Hopkins University that came out as the last school year […]
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What Do You Think It Will Take To Fix Providence’s Schools?
Providence public schools are bracing for a state takeover in the wake of a bruising report by Johns Hopkins researchers. The report detailed abysmal literacy and math scores, crumbling buildings, and high rates of teacher and student absenteeism. It also raised concerns about student safety, racial disparities, tangled bureaucracy, and school culture. Education Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green […]
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What Does $20M For Providence School Buildings Get You? Mostly Roof Repairs
Providence students return to school today with the district in the spotlight as it prepares for a state takeover this fall. The takeover follows a damning report on the schools by researchers from Johns Hopkins. One of the major problems identified by that report: the crumbling — and sometimes dangerous — condition of the district’s schools. The city has scrambled over the summer to get buildings ready for students to return. But the infrastructure problems are far from resolved.
