Thomas Birmingham

March 16, 2015

Patriot Ledger: TOM BIRMINGHAM: Plan to scrap MCAS is a race to the middle

Read this op-ed in The Patriot Ledger, where it was originally published on March 14, 2015 Since adopting the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System test, student achievement in Massachusetts has become the envy of the nation and among the best in the world....
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...
June 27, 2013

Thomas F. Birmingham, Former Massachusetts Senate President

This video features Thomas F. Birmingham, Former Massachusetts Senate President and co-author of the 1993 Massachusetts Education Reform Law. He was a Keynote speaker at the event, “20 Years of Education Reform: 1993 MERA, Its Legacy, and Its Future.”

POLL FINDS PARENTS, TEACHERS AND STATE LEGISLATORS ALL SUPPORT REINSTATEMENT OF U.S. HISTORY MCAS GRADUATION REQUIREMENT

Three stakeholder groups overwhelmingly agree that Massachusetts should focus more attention on educating public school students in U.S. history