I ANNOUNCED THAT I was running for governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts one year ago to the day last week. I got into the race before Gov. Charlie Baker said he wouldn’t be running for re-election. I got into the race because I believed – as I still do – that there is nothing […]
Sonia Chang-Diaz
Posted inEducation, Opinion
Flexibility needed in educating English language learners
AS A NATIONAL leader on education, Massachusetts has the burden and privilege of leading the pack as we learn to meet the needs of our diversified student population in today’s rapidly globalizing economy. On the surface, it would appear that Massachusetts schools are overwhelmingly achieving this goal, given that our public school system has consistently […]
Posted inEducation, Opinion
On charters, rise above the divisiveness
BALLOT QUESTIONS ARE blunt instruments. The ballot question on charter school expansion is no exception. It has a very narrow focus, targeted only at increasing the number of students in charter schools. Both pro- and anti-charter groups have pledged tens of millions of dollars to support their efforts, leading to a divisive and costly public […]
Posted inEducation, Opinion
Confronting our dropout crisis
Across the state students are settling into a new school year. Unfortunately, more than 8,000 of their former classmates won’t be joining them—the result of a dropout crisis that affects us all. We do a lot of things right with our schools in Massachusetts, so it doesn’t fit that this many of our students drop […]