Jeanne Tuthill, an assistive technology specialist at the CCATT Center, has prepared a post for Carole Zangari’s PracticalAAC Blog, and we are pleased to share the blog with you: If…
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Recent Massachusetts Graduates Tie For Top Score on ACT Test
…second highest percentage in English (85 percent) and had the second highest percentage in reading (67 percent), according to DESE. The benchmarks are scores on subject area tests that represent…
State education board approves new hybrid test
…test with another test aligned with Common Core state standards. Approval of the hybrid test came on an 8 – 3 vote Tuesday after two years of debate on whether…
Raising MCAS bar was a move in the wrong direction
…over 20 years we have worked within this system where state standardized test scores have been the benchmark to judge success or failure of our teachers, schools, and children. After…
Gazda speaks about challenges facing public education and MCAS scores with Buz Eisenberg
CES Executive Director Todd Gazda was a guest on WHMP’s The Afternoon Buzz show with Buz Eisenberg on August 17th. Gazda shared his thoughts about current challenges in public education…
PARCC test pros and cons debated at Massachusetts Board of Education hearing
…test during a public hearing Tuesday. The state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education held its fifth and last hearing to discuss the proposed switch from public schools using the…
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Home E Search query for: blog blog tag test scores Student Resources Click the boxes below to find resources, information, and forms for potential and current students. Educator Licensure Student…
Mohawk, Hawlemont to test out ‘Blizzard Bags’ during spring vacation
BUCKLAND — Assigning school homework during spring break may sound like a bad idea — unless it means that students can start summer vacation two days early. Before going ahead…
Warwick Community School Improv Club puts creativity to test with annual performance
WARWICK — Warwick Community School students let their imaginations run wild on Tuesday, pretending to be animals and creating spontaneous stories during an Improv Club performance at Town Hall. The…
Obama Education Rules Are Swept Aside by Congress
…test scores to be used to remove underperforming teachers and to shut down struggling schools. They were also unpopular because they led to an explosion in the number of tests…