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Charter Schools FY 23: New proposal, expansions and renewals UPDATED

November 21, 2022February 23, 2023 Center for Education Policy + Practice

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

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Licensure Updates: Fall 2022. Comments due by Jan 3

October 29, 2022November 7, 2022 Center for Education Policy + Practice

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

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MTA Licensure Workshops – October 2022

October 6, 2022October 11, 2022 Center for Education Policy + Practice

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

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*New* Vocational Teacher License Testing

October 3, 2022October 3, 2022 Center for Education Policy + Practice

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

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Dyslexia…er…Early Literacy Screening Regulations Update

September 23, 2022April 27, 2023 Center for Education Policy + Practice

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

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Aug 15 BESE Meeting: More MCAS Score Increases

August 11, 2022August 11, 2022 Center for Education Policy + Practice

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

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MCAS Regulations Delayed – Again. UPDATED!

July 25, 2022July 26, 2022 Center for Education Policy + Practice

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,

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Proposed Regulations for Reading Assessments – Comments due Aug 19, 2022

July 15, 2022July 13, 2022 Center for Education Policy + Practice

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

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2022 School & District Accountability

July 12, 2022 Center for Education Policy + Practice

Act fast to submit public comment on the “accountability lite” system! A proposal to report the data collected but drop the complicated “targets” is on the table for the 2022 accountability reporting. Take a look at the proposed Plans for

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About those MCAS scores…

June 24, 2022 Center for Education Policy + Practice

The BESE agenda for June 28 is out – an MCAS scores are not on the agenda. Is this a case for Scooby Doo? You may remember the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education put draft amendments to the regulations

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