Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

DESE Parent’s Guide to Special Education- Updated!

November 24, 2019 Center for Education Policy + Practice

DESE has updated their Parent’s Guide to Special Education online tool. You can check out the updated online tool here: http://www.doe.mass.edu/sped/videos/parents-guide/index.html#/. Note that at this

NAEP-A-Thon! 2019 NAEP Results + Massachusetts leads the pack

November 22, 2019 Center for Education Policy + Practice

Massachusetts tops the nation in annual NAEP reports. Getting beyond the headlines, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) test scores or The Nation’s Report

2021 Teacher of the Year Applications

October 30, 2019 Center for Education Policy + Practice

Applications are open for the 2021 Massachusetts Teacher of the Year program. Yes, 2021 is not a typo. Nominate the teacher down the hall who

Our Way Forward: Commissioner Riley’s Kaleidoscope

October 8, 2019 Center for Education Policy + Practice

Commissioner Jeff Riley released his vision for Massachusetts public schools in his report, Our Way Forward. Will Massachusetts school reach new heights or just leave