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Update: “Mapping COVID-19” Tool Now Shows Testing Data
/0 Comments/in COVID Transparency, Featured, rCOVID /by Rebekah PaxtonNow, in addition to maps and tables regarding the number of cases and case rates across the state, “Mapping COVID-19” also includes information regarding the testing efforts in the Commonwealth.
MA Commissioner Jeff Riley on Remote Learning, Voc-Techs, & Reforming Boston’s Schools
/0 Comments/in Academic Standards, COVID Education, Featured, Podcast, rCOVID /by Editorial StaffThis week on “The Learning Curve,” Cara and Gerard open with commentary on the George Floyd tragedy and K-12 education’s role in addressing racial injustice. Then, they are joined by Jeffrey Riley, the Massachusetts Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education, to talk about the unprecedented challenges of COVID-19.
Easthampton High Scores A National Educational Victory During The COVID-19 Pandemic
/0 Comments/in COVID Education, Oped: Education, Oped: US History, Opeds, rCOVID /by Tom BirminghamThis spring, Massachusetts’ Easthampton High School was crowned national champion in the “We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution” contest. The competition brings together about 1,200 students from across the country to answer civics questions based on America’s Founding Documents including the U.S. Constitution; The Federalist Papers; and U.S. Supreme Court decisions.
We Must Work Together to End Racial Injustice
/0 Comments/in Featured, Police Reform, Press Releases, US History /by Jim StergiosRead Pioneer Institute’s Public Statement from Executive Director Jim Stergios on the need to address police brutality, racism, and economic inequality.
Mass. schools must recommit to knowledge-based curriculum
/0 Comments/in Academic Standards, Oped: Education, Opeds /by Tom BirminghamThe Bay State’s leadership role has continued into the current century. Massachusetts made tremendous strides in the years following passage of a landmark 1993 education reform law. But it has been backsliding since 2010, when it adopted weaker English and math standards known as Common Core. To get back on track, Massachusetts must reform its school- and district-level curriculum to emphasize imparting a shared body of background knowledge and social commitment to students in all ZIP codes.