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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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MTA Summer Conference!

June 21, 2022 Center for Education Policy + Practice

Registration is open for MTA Summer Conference! The MTA is offering seven FULLY FUNDED in-person programs July 31 – August 3. Meals, housing and learning are ALL IN-cluded. There is something for every educator to learn more about taking a

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COVID-19 In Schools – May 26, 2022

June 1, 2022 Center for Education Policy + Practice

We are so close to reaching 30% of Massachusetts students who tested positive for COVID-19 in the 2021-22 school year. Fewer students and staff reported a positive COVID-19 test last week but “less” is still 12,729 MORE cases. In other

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COVID-19 In Schools – May 19, 2022

May 23, 2022 Center for Education Policy + Practice

Finishing the school year strong with another increase in COVID cases. 18,968 cases were reported last week. That looks like 8133 educators who tested positive in the last two weeks and were absent from school during an isolation period. Schools

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Affordable Connectivity Program

May 17, 2022May 17, 2022 Center for Education Policy + Practice

Your household may be eligible for discounted internet service. Outreach is happening to get families signed up – but educators should not overlook their own eligibility. The Affordable Connectivity Program – which replaced the Emergency Broadband Benefit program – will

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COVID-19 In Schools – May 12, 2022

May 16, 2022 Center for Education Policy + Practice

17,423 cases. The weather may feel like August but COVID cases numbers look more like December in Massachusetts public schools. Is your school or community impacted by the staffing absences for COVID-related reasons? We are getting reports of schools needing

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CVTE Teacher Testing – Proposed Regulations

May 10, 2022 Center for Education Policy + Practice

DESE has proposed changes to testing requirements for some Ch 74 teacher licenses. Public comments are due June 3, 2022. At the April 2022 Board of Elementary and Secondary Education meeting, the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education proposed a

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