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American Citizenship, Education
February 25, 2015

Civil Rights: Charter Schools and Teacher Unions

Widow of Civil Rights Legend, Editor of MLK Papers to Keynote Event on Charter Schools, Teacher Unions, and Civil Rights Panel featuring presidents of both Massachusetts teachers unions to be moderated by author of definitive book on the Freedom Riders BOSTON –...
Education
December 22, 2014

Study: State Must Revise Flawed “Growth Model” & “Proven Provider” Regs

Charter School Study Calls for Revisions to the State’s Flawed “Growth Model” and “Proven Provider” Regulations Calls for refocusing on model Massachusetts pioneered to support nation’s best charter schools BOSTON – A new study published by Pioneer Institute finds that Massachusetts should...
Education
July 31, 2014

Study: States Should Replicate AppleTree Institute's High-Quality Charter Early Ed Program

Report to be discussed in forum on district and charter early education featuring D.C. Deputy Mayor for Education Abigail Smith BOSTON – States should replicate high-quality early education charter schools in which student outcomes are clearly delineated and transparent, and the schools...
Education
July 24, 2014

State Scholarship Tax Credit Program Would Help Low-Income Students

Study Finds State Scholarship Tax Credit Program Would Provide Opportunity to Tens of Thousands of Low-Income Students Program would either save money or be revenue neutral BOSTON – A Scholarship Tax Credit (STC) program tailored to Massachusetts’ needs could expand educational opportunity...
Education
July 10, 2014

Study: 5% Increase in Spending Could End Urban Charter School Waitlists in Failing Districts

Study: Urban Charter School Waitlists Could Be Nearly Eliminated Through 5 Percent Increase in Spending in Low-Performing Districts State reimbursements would cover 28 percent of the spending increase over a decade; change would allow over 10,000 students to leave low-performing schools for...
Education
February 27, 2014

Match Charter Residency Program Effective Teacher Training Model

Report Finds Match Charter Residency Program an Effective Model to Equip Teachers for Challenges of Urban Classrooms Educator preparation program can address shortage of high-quality teachers, deficiencies in traditional education schools BOSTON – The Match Teacher Residency (MTR) program’s approach to recruiting...
Education
February 11, 2014

Matching Students to Excellent Tutors

Research Finds Match Charter-Like Tutoring Programs Should Be Central Part of School, District Turnaround Efforts “High-dosage” tutoring found more effective, less expensive than commonly touted reform efforts like reduced class size, extended school day BOSTON – “High-dosage” tutoring of the kind pioneered at...
Education
October 11, 2013

Urban School Models Forum to Feature Pulitzer Prize Winner, Fmr DC Mayor

Pulitzer Prize Winner, Former D.C. Mayor, Two Former State Education Chiefs and Lawrence Receiver to Speak at Urban School Models Forum Event to focus on lessons from Washington, D.C. and New Orleans BOSTON – As Massachusetts leaders weigh a significant expansion of...
Education
June 28, 2013

Celebrating 20 Years of Education Reform in Massachusetts

Birmingham, Weld Oppose MA Adopting Common Core, Call for Lifting Charter School Caps Pioneer forum celebrates 20th anniversary of education reform with Weld, Birmingham, and panel of contributors to Bay State’s historic reforms Two of the three primary authors of Massachusetts’ landmark...
Education
June 4, 2013

Improving the Charter School Authorization Process

NEW STUDY FINDS ABOLISHING CAPS AND A MORE AUTONOMOUS CHARTER PUBLIC SCHOOL OFFICE WOULD IMPROVE CHARTER SCHOOL AUTHORIZATION PROCESS Event to feature noted education reformer Dr. Howard Fuller, Edward Cremata of Stanford’s Center for Research on Education Outcomes Massachusetts should abolish charter...