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Governor:Deval Patrick
Commissioner of Education:Mitchell D. Chester
Quality Counts state grade:B
Pre-K-12 enrollment:954,648
Number of school districts:392
Number of public schools:1,829
Number of public school teachers:68,754
Unadjusted education spending per student:$14,699
Percent minority students:32.0%
Percent of students eligible for free/reduced price lunch:34.2%
Percent of students with disabilities:17.5%
Percent of English-language learners:5.8%
NAEP Mathematics 2011 percent proficient
4th grade math:58.4%
8th grade math:51.2%
NAEP Reading 2011 percent proficient
4th grade reading:50.4%
8th grade reading:46.1%

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October 26, 2011 - Education Week
Spurred by a stinging report from the U.S. Department of Justice, Massachusetts school officials are taking steps to require regular classroom teachers to be trained to work with English-language learners.
September 28, 2011 - Education Week
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A private Massachusetts company specializes in showing districts how to rethink the way they staff and deliver special education services.
May 24, 2011 - Education Week
A bill has been filed at the board's bidding to reverse the state's adoption of common standards and vow to use common tests.
January 31, 2011 - Education Week
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