Do you want to share your thoughts on the future of the MCAS test with DESE? You ship has just come in. The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education is seeking input from educators, parents, students and community members on
Author: Center for Education Policy + Practice
At the first meeting of the Special Committee on Pandemic Recovery and Literacy, hand wringing was abound. One BESE member specifically called for Massachusetts to explore a legislation to implement potential changes in early literacy. Don’t worry, the ink is
One application for a new charter school is moving forward. Public comment is open on applications to renew the charter agreements for 19 existing charter schools and three requests to expand existing charter schools. There isn’t much information to read
BESE put out a set of revisions and proposed changes to educator licensure and Provisional licenses for administrators, a military spouse license and an elementary Digital Literacy/Computer Science licenses are among the proposals. Take a look at our summary and
Two opportunities to join MTA staff to learn more than you ever wanted to know about teacher licensure requirements in Massachusetts! Licensure BasicsTuesday, October 11, 2022Register HereAre you looking to get your first Massachusetts educator license? Or do you have
DESE has re-launched the Career Vocational Technical Teacher testing with a new test provider. Register for the CVTE teacher tests online and schedule remote testing. No more driving to Tyngsboro or payment via money order! The Department of Elementary and
Who knew reading screening would be so popular? BESE approved an amendment to special education regulations to require early literacy screening and identify follow up supports for students. The September Board of Elementary and Secondary Education meeting was a short
If you didn’t like the proposal to increase the 10th grade MCAS scores, you are going to dislike the 11th hour, no-public-comment proposal to increase them even more. The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education is scheduled to meet on
The MCAS can was kicked down the road again with the postponement of the July 25, 2022 BESE meeting. The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education was scheduled to meet on a rare Monday meeting on July 25, 2022. However,
Public comments are due on August 19 on a proposed regulation which will require schools to assess each student’s reading ability from kindergarten through third grade at least twice per year. The proposed language will implement a screening process mentioned