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The Boston Public Schools are getting a giant stimulus check. Time to think big.
The district will have to think creatively, take some chances, and find a way to sustain any successful new programs in the long term.
By The Editorial BoardUpdated May 15, 2021, 2 hours ago
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An empty classroom at Boston International High School in February.Erin Clark/Globe Staff
Nearly $400 million in federal stimulus is coming to the Boston Public Schools. Itâs a lot of money for a district with a total budget of only $1.3 billion â and a rare opportunity to change the lives of thousands of children. Spending the money wisely will require
The Massachusetts Teachers Associationâs misleading anti-MCAS effort
Lawmakers need to deliver a clear ânoâ to union efforts to end the graduation exam.
By The Editorial BoardUpdated May 2, 2021, 4:00 a.m.
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Without a consistent way to measure student performance in Massachusetts, itâs easy to predict what would occur. Thriving suburban districts would keep thriving. But with no uniform standard for identifying student weaknesses, some kids in underperforming schools would be left without the knowledge and skills they need to succeed at work or college.
Yet, watching the maneuvers of the Massachusetts Teachers Association during the COVID-19 pandemic, one could easily come to the conclusion that the stateâs largest union is more concerned with getting the MCAS graduation exam â the stateâs main tool for assessing schoolsâ performance â out of their classrooms than students back i