Massachusetts

The multistate effort seeks to remove the barriers that have hindered previous attempts to turn around low-performing schools.
February 2, 2010 - Education Week
Each will receive $50,000 from the governors’ group to help find ways to keep students in school and bring back those who left.
January 5, 2010 - Education Week
U.S. Department of Education officials are starting to gather input on how best to leverage $350 million in stimulus money for the effort.
November 13, 2009 - Education Week
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The schools have been evaluated on a set of criteria including low math and English scores and the number of students failing to graduate.
March 9, 2010 - Education Week

The U.S. Department of Justice has opened an investigation into whether a Massachusetts special-needs school violates federal disability laws by disciplining students with electric-shock therapy.
March 1, 2010 - Education Week

A new report documents growth in "practice-based" teacher education programs in Massachusetts and makes recommendations on next steps to support them.
December 1, 2009 - Education Week

Over the 2004-05 school year, more than 90,000 students from six states repeated 9th grade, according to a new report that is aimed at getting a statistical handle on what researchers call the "9th grade bulge."
November 10, 2009 - Education Week

The U.S. Department of Education's inspector general says Connecticut, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and other states are using stimulus money to plug budget holes, not boost school aid.
October 6, 2009 - Education Week

Seen as an Obama administration ally on education, the freshman Democrat fills a spot left vacant by Sen. Edward M. Kennedy's death.
October 5, 2009 - Education Week

Schooling figures in key mayoral, gubernatorial races around the country, even without the benefit of a national election.
October 26, 2009 - Education Week
Massachusetts debates academic merits of charter schools for that student group as lawmakers consider their expansion.
September 11, 2009 - Education Week
The Massachusetts Democrat, who died Tuesday, put an indelible stamp on education policy, from Head Start to NCLB, earning respect across the political aisle.
September 1, 2009 - Education Week
The Massachusetts Democrat, who died Tuesday, put an indelible stamp on education policy, from Head Start to NCLB, earning respect across the political aisle.
August 26, 2009 - Education Week
Students can work alongside similarly gifted peers and nurture their talents in ways generally unavailable in American schools.
June 3, 2009 - Education Week
Massachusetts schools chief wants to ensure that elementary teachers have the content necessary to lay students’ math foundation.
May 15, 2009 - Education Week
Elementary pupils are exposed to more complex math in Hong Kong than in Massachusetts—both top performers on international exams.
May 13, 2009 | Updated: April 2, 2012 - Education Week
At Roxbury Preparatory Charter School, the faculty helps disadvantaged students gain admission to top high schools and continue on to college.
February 3, 2009 - Education Week
American 4th and 8th graders exceed the international average on math and science tests, but they lag behind several Asian and European nations, a study shows.
December 9, 2008 | Updated: May 8, 2010 - Education Week
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