Massachusetts maintained its national lead in the percent of high school graduates passing an Advanced Placement (AP) exam in 2023, according to College Board data released Tuesday, and made sizable gains in terms of Hispanic/Latino and Black students taking the college-level exams.
Elementary and Secondary Education Commissioner Jeffrey C. Riley, well known in the valley for his supervision of Lawrence Public Schools and later influence on all area school districts, plans to step down next month after more than six years as commissioner. Since 2018, Riley led the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education with significant influence […]
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The state education commissioner is calling for “all hands on deck” to deal with a 72% increase in chronic student absenteeism between 2019 and 2023 and is ponying up $4 million to school districts to better track attendance and provide students opportunities to make up work they miss. State Department of Elementary and Secondary Education […]