Education Week: Massachusetts

Massachusetts backs off school bake sale ban

Fri, 11 May 2012 00:05:00 -0400

Mass. Students Can Have Their Cake and Sell It, Too

Fri, 11 May 2012 00:05:00 -0400

“We’re liberating bake sales,” Senate President Therese Murray proclaimed , “It’s so silly. Imagine banning bake sales? It’s bureaucracy gone a little crazy.”

Petition to end shock treatment at Mass. school

Wed, 09 May 2012 00:05:00 -0400

AP Participation

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 00:03:00 -0400

A statewide program in Massachusetts aimed at improving math and science education is showing some evidence of success.

States Mulling Creativity Indexes for Schools

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:02:00 -0500

California, Massachusetts, and Oklahoma are working on ways to promote, and measure, creativity and innovation in their schools.

Teacher Residents Seen Outpacing Peers in Later Years

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:12:00 -0500

But in the short run, teachers in the Boston program were less effective at raising student math scores, a study concludes.

Studies Explore How to Nurture Students' Creativity

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:12:00 -0500

Policymakers and educators are touting U.S. students' creativity as a world model, though researchers just now are trying to figure out how to foster that trait.

State Eyes Longer Year After District Takeover

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 00:12:00 -0500

The state takeover of the Lawrence public school system in Massachusetts could mean longer school days and fewer days off.

Philanthropy and Schools: An Insider's View

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:11:00 -0500

Philanthropies play a valuable and innovative role in schools, particularly in tight budget times, Heather Zavadsky writes.

New Attitudes Shaping Labor-District Relations

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:11:00 -0500

Collective bargaining is being used as a vehicle to drive both teacher and student learning.

ELL Services in Mass. Face Civil Rights Probe

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 00:11:00 -0500

The U.S. Department of Education's office for civil rights has opened a new investigation related to English-language learners in Massachusetts.

Common Core Found to Rank With Respected Standards

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 00:10:00 -0400

A new study pits the common-core standards against those of California, Massachusetts, Texas, the International Baccalaureate, and a college-based set.

Feds Prompt Massachusetts to Require ELL Training

Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:09:00 -0400

Spurred by a stinging report from the U.S. Department of Justice, Massachusetts school officials are taking steps to require regular classroom teachers to be trained to work with English-language learners.

Urban Charters Outstrip Performance of Nonurban, Study Finds

Wed, 07 Sep 2011 00:09:00 -0400

The study of Massachusetts schools traces the urban charters' success to a "no excuses" approach.

Districts Hire Outsider to Trim Special Ed. Costs

Tue, 24 May 2011 00:05:00 -0400

A private Massachusetts company specializes in showing districts how to rethink the way they staff and deliver special education services.