MBTAAnalysis: A look inside the MBTA

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The MBTA shuttles over a million passengers a day around Greater…

The Clock is Ticking…….

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The clock is ticking towards December 30, 2017.  As part of…

SB 172 Testing Consortium Dispute Colors Last Days of Legislative Session

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http://www.ediswatching.org/2012/05/sb-172-testing-consortium-dispute-colors-last-days-of-legislative-session/ Phew!…

The Great Experiment

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http://runningahospital.blogspot.com/2012/05/great-experiment.html If…

How are the Rural Poor Doing at School?

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Massachusetts is a wealthy place. We are among the wealthiest…

Many Unanswered Questions On Payment Reform

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The next act of the Massachusetts health care reform drama…

Mitt Romney Homeland Security Record In Massachusetts: Domestic Spying, Wiretapping

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/04/mitt-romney-homeland-security-massachusetts_n_1467940.html Mitt…

UMASS Law School Revisited

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I won't bury the lede -- the UMASS law school has been recommended…

Romney and Obama tussle on education

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So let the games begin. Finally, the presidential candidates…

Here We Go Again… Now It’s Medford

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Several months back, the egregious abuses at the Chelsea Housing…

Controlling Education from the Top: Why Common Core Is Bad for America

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Why Common Core Is Bad for America Author(s): Emmett McGroarty…

National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Cuts Ties to ALEC

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http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/05/01/1087935/-National-Board-for-Professional-Teaching-Standards-Cuts-Ties-to-ALEC The…

A Changing Bureaucracy: The History of the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

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The first part of this report looks closely at the background, structure, and function of the DESE in an attempt to understand how the agency has operated, how it currently operates, and what challenges, if any, the structure and operation of DESE pose for its ability to effectively exercise its increased authority. The second part recounts the recent history of the Department, especially its role in implementing the first wave of education reform, which came in the form of the 1993 Massachusetts Education Reform Act. In doing so, this work uncovers some of DESE's strengths and weaknesses in an attempt to highlight potential obstacles to successfully implementing the second wave of reform.

Controlling Education from the Top

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The pressure exerted by the Department for the states to fall in line on Common Core was enormous. The Department dangled Race to the Top funding during a time of economic crisis, when forecasters were warning of impending economic cataclysm. And the Department demanded action immediately.

Self-dealing among education officials

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I’m conflicted about how to say this. Getting stuff done…