The Policy Minute

Applications are open for educators to serve on English, math, science and bias committees. This is your chance to shape MCAS test questions and content.

Applications are closing soon for the next cohort of Massachusetts TLI educators! The Massachusetts Teachers Association and the National Education Association is accepting applications from

Ever look for school info on the DESE website? Did you find it easy to navigate and full of useful information? We haven’t either. Here

The field narrows to three applications for new Massachusetts charter schools and five schools seek to add more seats. The out-of-pocket costs to districts for

Draft changes to model educator evaluation rubrics open for public comment until July 27, 2018. After all the SMART goals, observations, walk throughs, evidence binders and

Holyoke, Worcester, Lawrence, Westfield and Springfield schools included in second round of Early College designations in July 2018. The High Quality College and Career Pathways

Seven new charter schools are vying for a rose in 2019. The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education received seven letters of intent to submit

Nearly three weeks into the FY19 fiscal year, the legislative conference committee charged with developing a compromise FY19 state budget released a $41.88 billion spending

Civics education bill moves to conference committee. On May 30, the House of Representatives passed 4545, An Act to promote and enhance civic engagement. The

The MTA submitted public comment on the proposed amendments to the school and district accountability regulations on May 18, 2018. The Department of Elementary and

Sen. Pat Jehlen releases school accountability report that highlights the lowlights of Massachusetts school and district accountability rankings. In a 63-page report, the office of