Just how many signatures are required to get a licensed renewed? And how many PDPs again? Let’s take a quick look at the required signatures

Just how many signatures are required to get a licensed renewed? And how many PDPs again? Let’s take a quick look at the required signatures
Teacher turnover is the percent of teachers who leave a school and who are replaced by a different teacher by the next school year. Underperforming
Have you shared the latest issue of the MTA N.E.W. Quarterly yet? Well, if you haven’t read the Winter 2019 issue yet, we got ya
Breaking News: Arts education is good for students! To the surprise of no teacher anywhere, a recent study released by the Kinder Institute for Urban
Do you have experience in educator preparation? Have you hosted candidates from an educator preparation program or had a student teacher? Your expertise as a
Join the NEA on March 14, 2019 at 8pm for a free webinar on Trauma Informed Pedagogy. The National Education Association is offering a free
Source: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Statewide Reports Selected Populations – Percentage of Economically Disadvantaged Students http://profiles.doe.mass.edu/statereport/selectedpopulations.aspx
The Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) will be meeting on February 12 starting at 8:30am. As with most February BESE meetings, issues
Source: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. The DESE reports student and staffing data in seven racial-ethnic categories: African American, Asian, Hispanic, Native American,
Happy New Year! We hope you can use the long weekend and snowy weather to catch up on the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
English learner programs in public schools gained additional flexibility under the LOOK Act. Check out the updated guidance documents from DESE on planning new programs
Got great ideas on working with English learners and/or students with special needs? We want you to share them with your MTA brothers and sisters!
Get your copy of our SEI Endorsement Explainer! The Center for Education Policy and Practice at the Massachusetts Teachers Association is publishing a series of
Passing scores on one or more Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure (MTEL) are required to qualify for a teaching license in Massachusetts. All MTELs are
The implementation of the Massachusetts educator evaluation system was phased in starting in 2013. The chart shows how many teachers were evaluated in each of
Over ten years, the number of full-time equivalent (FTE) Librarian/Media Services directors (as reported to DESE by districts) has fallen from 833 in 2007/08 to
Back in September, we here at The Policy Minute shared with you the 2016 median household incomes of schools in the highest and lowest
Back in September 2018, the wizards behind The Policy Minute published the districts with schools in 99th and 1st percentile rankings with the amount of
In Fall 2018, the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) announced the first accountability designations based on the new system required under
Since 2010, 65 schools have been designated as “underperforming.” After at least three years of implementing a “turnaround plan”, a school is eligible to