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 […]
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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 […]
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, […]
New National Numbers on High-poverty Schools
The National Center for Education Statistics has just released its 2010 Condition of Education report, an in-depth examination of 49 indicators on […]
Boston Increases Reading Scores on Nation’s Report Card
Good news for Boston in the latest release from the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP): Fourth graders in Boston Public Schools […]