Municipal Benchmarks for Massachusetts Middle Cities: Educational Achievement

This study is limited to identifying which Middle City districts stand out in terms of improving MCAS scores or reducing the dropout rate. The research is not designed to identify the reasons why a certain district outperforms other districts. The work only considers achievement and dropout data in the analysis; it does not utilize any qualitative data about curriculum and instruction in the Middle Cities districts.

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