@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.
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
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.
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
@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
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
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
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