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		<title>Education Week: Massachusetts</title>
		<description>Education Week: News and Information About Issues in Education for Educators</description>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[MCAS testing to continue, but some changes possible]]></title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[State urges schools to return to full, in-person teaching]]></title>
				<guid>https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/11/06/state-urges-schools-to-return-to_ap.html</guid>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[How Will Schools Pay for Compensatory Services for Special Ed. Students?]]></title>
				<guid>https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/11/10/how-will-schools-pay-for-compensatory-services.html</guid>
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				<description><![CDATA[States’ efforts so far suggest there won’t be enough money to go around for all the learning losses of students with disabilities from COVID-19 school shutdowns.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Nation's Schools Get a 'C' Once Again, Even as Pandemic Turns Up the Heat]]></title>
				<guid>https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/09/02/nations-schools-get-a-c-once-again.html</guid>
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				<description><![CDATA[New Jersey leads the states on Quality Counts 2020’s summative rankings based on previous years’ data. But the annual report card shows plenty of work needed all around as the pressure mounts.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Students Lost Time and Learning in the Pandemic. What 'Acceleration' Can Do to Help]]></title>
				<guid>https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/08/20/students-lost-time-and-learning-in-the.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/08/20/students-lost-time-and-learning-in-the.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Massachusetts]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[A strategy that gives more learning time in small groups of students without taking time away from core instruction.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Triaging for Trauma During COVID-19]]></title>
				<guid>https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/09/03/triaging-for-trauma-during-covid-19.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/09/03/triaging-for-trauma-during-covid-19.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Massachusetts]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[Even with remote learning, there are steps schools can take to reach stressed-out students without pathologizing them.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Educational Opportunities and Performance in Massachusetts]]></title>
				<guid>https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/01/22/highlights-report-massachusetts.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/01/22/highlights-report-massachusetts.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Massachusetts]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[This Quality Counts 2020 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Massachusetts Gets Green Light to Pilot Innovative Science Assessment]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaign-k-12/2020/04/massachusetts-innovative-science-assessment.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaign-k-12/2020/04/massachusetts-innovative-science-assessment.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Massachusetts]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[Massachusetts is the fifth state to join the Innovative Assessment Demonstration Authority created through the Every Student Succeeds Act, which allows states to experiment with new forms of testing.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 01 Nov 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Massachusetts Moves Equity to Forefront of Aspiring Superintendent Program]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/District_Dossier/2019/11/massachusetts_moves_equity_to_.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/District_Dossier/2019/11/massachusetts_moves_equity_to_.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Massachusetts]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[The state's "Influence 100" project includes a leadership development program that will give aspiring district leaders a hands-on opportunity to work through an equity issue in their home districts.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 14 Nov 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Deval Patrick, Obama Education Ally, Announces Presidential Run]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaign-k-12/2019/11/deval-patrick-education-2020.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaign-k-12/2019/11/deval-patrick-education-2020.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Massachusetts]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[A businessman, Patrick served two terms as governor of Massachusetts and has credited education with his own dramatic rise to success.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[How Layoffs Upend Life for Educators, Students, and Districts]]></title>
				<guid>https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/07/14/how-layoffs-upend-life-for-educators-students.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/07/14/how-layoffs-upend-life-for-educators-students.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Massachusetts]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[Pandemic-inflicted budget cuts have cost thousands of educators their jobs. Here’s how that’s playing out in five districts around the country.]]></description>
				<category>Massachusetts</category>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Coronavirus Squeezes Supply of Chromebooks, iPads, and Other Digital Learning Devices]]></title>
				<guid>https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/04/01/coronavirus-squeezes-supply-of-chromebooks-ipads-and.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/04/01/coronavirus-squeezes-supply-of-chromebooks-ipads-and.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Massachusetts]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[School districts are competing against each other for purchases of digital devices as remote learning expands to schools across the country.]]></description>
				<category>Massachusetts</category>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Educational Opportunities and Performance in Massachusetts]]></title>
				<guid>https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2019/01/16/highlights-report-massachusetts.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2019/01/16/highlights-report-massachusetts.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Massachusetts]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[This Quality Counts 2019 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.]]></description>
				<category>Massachusetts</category>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 03 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Massachusetts Ranks Second on Quality Counts Annual Report Card]]></title>
				<guid>https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2019/09/04/massachusetts-ranks-second-on-quality-counts-annual.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2019/09/04/massachusetts-ranks-second-on-quality-counts-annual.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Massachusetts]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[The state, which earned a B-plus, led the nation in K-12 achievement rankings and outperformed other states in several key academic indicators, but fell short on funding equity.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2020 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Schools Struggle to Meet Students' Mounting Mental-Health Needs]]></title>
				<guid>https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/05/01/schools-struggle-to-meet-students-mounting-mental-health.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/05/01/schools-struggle-to-meet-students-mounting-mental-health.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Massachusetts]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[Keeping up with students’ growing mental-health needs was a concern for districts long before the pandemic began. It’s even harder now, educators and psychologists say.]]></description>
				<category>Massachusetts</category>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[ESSA Forces Uncomfortable Conversations in Massachusetts Over School Spending]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaign-k-12/2019/06/essa-school-spending-data-massachusetts-controversy.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaign-k-12/2019/06/essa-school-spending-data-massachusetts-controversy.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Massachusetts]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[Relying on newly available data under ESSA, a local advocacy group found several districts that spend more money on wealthy students than poor students, despite the state's intentions.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Helping Prepare Teachers in Massachusetts for Day One]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/urban_education_reform/2018/10/helping_teachers_in_massachusetts_be_ready_on_day_one.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/urban_education_reform/2018/10/helping_teachers_in_massachusetts_be_ready_on_day_one.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Massachusetts]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[Massachusetts' new performance assessment for teacher candidates helps boost readiness.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[The Success of Social-Emotional Learning Hinges on Teachers]]></title>
				<guid>https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/04/08/the-success-of-social-emotional-learning-hinges-on.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/04/08/the-success-of-social-emotional-learning-hinges-on.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Massachusetts]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[Too often, teachers are asked to use SEL practices without enough training and ongoing support, tanking the effectiveness.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 03 Dec 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[States Gear Up to Overhaul K-12 Funding in 2020]]></title>
				<guid>https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2019/12/03/states-gear-up-to-overhaul-k-12-funding.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2019/12/03/states-gear-up-to-overhaul-k-12-funding.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Massachusetts]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[The political landscape for updating school finance systems won’t be any easier in the 2020 legislative season, despite a surging economy, state flexibility under ESSA, and single-party control in many states.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[David Driscoll's Lessons From Massachusetts]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/top_performers/2018/01/driscolls_lessons_from_massachusetts.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/top_performers/2018/01/driscolls_lessons_from_massachusetts.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Massachusetts]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[Marc Tucker reviews David Driscoll's new book, 'Commitment and Common Sense', and describes how the Massachusetts reforms are comparable to those in top performing education systems around the world.]]></description>
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