Survey Illuminates Crime, Bullying in Schools
The National Center for Education Statistics released a report, Student Victimization in U.S. Schools: Results From the 2007 School Crime Supplement to […]
Update: Mass. Adopts Common Core
The Boston Globe reports that the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education unanimously voted this morning to adopt the national Common Core […]
Mass. Standards Versus Common Core
The Thomas B. Fordham Institute released a new study, The State of State Standards–and the Common Core–in 2010, which offers a state-by-state […]
Massachusetts Considers Common Core Standards
Massachusetts’ Education Commissioner Mitchell Chester has recommended that Massachusetts schools adopt a unified set of national academic standards known as “Common Core […]
The Economic Benefits of Reducing Dropout Rates
The Alliance for Excellent Education released a study estimating the benefits of reducing the dropout rate among students of color in the […]
More Boston Students Not Fluent in English, New Data Shows
The Boston Globe reported today that the number of students in Boston Public Schools who are not fluent in English–called English-language learners, […]
Part 2: City Connects on Public School Insights
As a follow up to his recent interview with City Connects’ Executive Director Mary Walsh and Director of Practice Pat DiNatale, Claus […]
Summer Break Begins for Boston
Boston Public Schools have wrapped up the 2009-10 academic year and students are on their way to enjoying the summer. In an […]
TED Talk: Radical Innovation in Education
Charles Leadbeater, a researcher from the London thank tank Demos, delivers an interesting global perspective on the need for radical innovation in […]
Quincy & Mission Hill Schools Win National Healthy School Awards
The Josiah Quincy Elementary School and the Mission Hill K-8 School have just been named recipients of bronze level National Recognition Awards […]