Dan French

[MCIEA @MassCIEA]

Join our team and help re-envision how student learning is assessed! Apply here: https://t.co/9jY1SFDzV3

[Dan French @danvfrench]

@PioneerBoston MA NAEP aggregate scores mask wide score gaps by race, language, income, and disability. The high aggregate scores reflect that MA has near the top of highest parental income and education in the US, the strongest correlate to standardized test scores.

[Dan French @danvfrench]

Kids are more than a score! MCAS has never measured student learning and hasn’t closed the opportunity gap by race, income, language, and disability in its >20 years of existence. It’s time for a new system that truly benefits students. #lesstestingmorelearning @Mass_CPS #MCIEA

[Citizens for Public Schools @Mass_CPS]

Happy 90th birthday to CPS Board Member Jean McGuire! Jean was a founder & former ED of METCO, the first black woman elected to the Boston School Committee, and a lifelong, passionate advocate for civil rights, desegregation, quality education for all and public education itself.

[Lou Kruger @loujkruger]

Powerful essay from a parent on why he is opting his son out of standardized testing this spring. “we must reject notions that we somehow need these tests to accurately assess learning loss”
@Mass_CPS #maedu #mapoli @MassEducation #kids #schools #education

[Citizens for Public Schools @Mass_CPS]

@SecCardona, more than 500 education scholars may not agree on everything, but they ALL signed on to this letter supporting federal testing waivers. #SuspendMCAS #MAedu

[Citizens for Public Schools @Mass_CPS]

"Why I'm Opting My Son Out Of Standardized Testing (And You Can, Too)" https://t.co/BSx1fCJIeE via @TheJLV #SuspendMCAS #OptOut2021 #MAedu

[Citizens for Public Schools @Mass_CPS]

Thanks, @TheJLV. Amidst the wealth of powerful writing about the lunacy of standardized testing this year, this is one of the best things I've read.

[Dan French @danvfrench]

MA doesn’t have an achievement gap; it has an opportunity to learn gap by race, income, & language. White, affluent districts spend more per pupil than districts with a high % of underserved students. Tell @MassGovernor to fully fund the Student Opportunity Act! @Mass_CPS #maedu

[Dan French @danvfrench]

@Mass_CPS #maedu

[Dan French @danvfrench]

Puncturing the MCAS Myth: Part 3
The public believes that offering challenging academic courses & developing students’ interpersonal skills are more crucial measures of school quality than scores on a standardized test, which ranked last (Phi Delta Kappan poll) @Mass_CPS #maedu

[Dan French @danvfrench]

BlackRock continues with steps in the right direction, but falls short of the visionary leadership needed. @BlackRock CEO Larry Fink needs to commit to bold action to deal with the #ClimateCrisis #BlackRocksBigProblem https://t.co/WREsawS70z

[Dan French @danvfrench]

Hey @Chase, @WellsFargo, @Citi, @mufgbk_official & @BlackRock. Line 3 is a catastrophe for our climate & violates Native treaty rights and sovereignty. You must commit to #DefundLine3 now!

#StopLine3 #DefundLine3 #StopTheMoneyPipeline

[B Hanna @bridgethanna]

Step 2: https://t.co/omCBxrIC7c

[Dan French @danvfrench]

College & career ready is not enuf w/o engendering social activism in students https://t.co/nJfeW7DSFd #nglcchat #edquity #sclchat

[Dan French @danvfrench]

This spoken word poem reminds us to keep education justice at the front of our work and actions https://t.co/Ds6waADQxr #nglcchat #edquity

[Dan French @danvfrench]

Another take on New Orleans' experiment when "well-intentioned" people fix "disadvantaged students" https://t.co/SrR9p5Ywen #byallmeanshgse

[Dan French @danvfrench]

Thought-provoking article on grit and black and latino males https://t.co/6RVlSwVqGv #edequity #pblchat #sclchat #nglcchat

[Dan French @danvfrench]

Visit Blackstone Valley HS, RI; uses Summit model, dashboard promotes self-direction, pers learning & PBL https://t.co/1scOFXkO4f #nglcchat

[Dan French @danvfrench]

Schools placing students at the center of their learning #maplnCCE https://t.co/BWnMg5RKxh @RPS_AsstSuper @RPS_Super @WalshMSFramingh