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.
As with the war on drugs, education plays a key role in addressing hate-based incidents tied to race, ethnicity, religion, and other biases. Ignorance – about the addicting effects of illicit substances or the intolerance of those different than ourselves – has been identified as a root cause of the kind of turmoil we’re experiencing today. […]
Two high school students gave state education officials a sense Tuesday of how some students are feeling as incidents of antisemitism and hate proliferate across Massachusetts, and one urged the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to do more to ensure that students are learning specifically about the Holocaust in their classrooms.