BOSTON — Despite about one-fifth of Massachusetts students being deemed “chronically absent” from schools, the state board of education rejected a proposal on Monday to give more weight to how
BOSTON — One-fifth of Massachusetts elementary and high school students are deemed "chronically absent" from schools, but the state Board of Education last week rejected a proposal to get tougher
The state board of education rejected a proposal on Monday to give more weight to how many students were missing school in accountability measures, citing concerns about giving out sticks instead of carrots.
Even though he is planning on getting into the technology field after graduation, taking an Advanced Placement language class this year has shown Aiden Costa the power of harnessing language to communicate more effectively, he said.
It's the second year in a row that Massachusetts ranked first in the country for the percentage of graduating students who scored above a "qualified" score on advanced placement exams.