Elementary and Secondary Education

Fight erupts over committee rules on Beacon Hill

Fight erupts over committee rules on Beacon Hill

Chairs of energy committee clash over hearing scheduled for Thursday

By Bruce Mohl Elementary and Secondary Education, Massachusetts Legislature 0 Comments May 15, 2023

This story has been updated with a comment from Rep. Jeffrey Roy. A FIGHT is brewing on Beacon Hill over the rules governing how joint committees made up of House and Senate members steer bills through the Legislature. Sources say House chairs have been pressing their Senate counterparts to change the way the committees operate.(...)

Licensing changes eyed to address teacher shortage

Proposal would ease rules on ESL, special ed teaching

Schools should look within to recruit teachers

Paraprofessionals, aides offer great potential

Margaret Marotta

Striking shouldn’t be against the law for teachers

We need to bring balance to the collective bargaining process

METCO students, parents lobby for more funding

Question Healey's decision to level fund spending, cut earmark

Illegal strikes are helping teachers win new contracts

'Ultimately, they make the calculation that it's worth it,' union official says

Summer learning is key to reversing academic losses

Programs should be available to all, not just the wealthy

3 steps for Mass. education course correction

Put educators on state board, do away with licensure tests, elect school boards

Paul Schlichtman

Special treatment considered for revenue from millionaire tax

Economists, lawmakers favor socking away portion of tax money

Top Democrats assessing alternatives to MCAS

Spilka, Healey seem open to options other than standardized test

BPS parents concerned about safety at school

Poll also finds uneasiness about bus service, heavy use of substitute teachers

Riley ‘shocked’ at MTA push for right to strike

'This is a bridge too far at this time,' he says

Schools flush with cash, but need better plan on how to spend it

Feds should give them more time; state should help communities pool information

Chad d’Entremont

Poll finds Boston teachers open to lessons on race, sexism

CommonWealth Staff

Poll finds Boston teachers open to lessons on race, sexism

Only 36% said current curriculum is ‘culturally relevant’

Shira Schoenberg

60% of Mass. high school grads stay, work here

Data covers public high school grads over last 10 years

Page-led MTA leads fight for Question 1

CommonWealth Staff

Page-led MTA leads fight for Question 1

Union contributes $10.9m to campaign so far

Boston teachers contract lays groundwork for success

Union chief cites five reasons deal holds real promise

Here’s how we retain our 4,000 ’emergency’ teachers

Our goal is to transition them to permanent status, rebuild our teaching workforce

Deborah Margolis

What makes a book a high school classic?

The list of classics could be in for some changes

Coalition says education gap has widened

Low-income, minority students are falling farther behind

Boston is hemorrhaging school-aged kids

CommonWealth Staff

Boston is hemorrhaging school-aged kids

Fewer children are changing the city – for the worse, says Will Austin

Boston Public Schools withholds 2d part of Mission Hill School investigation

Officials cite attorney-client privilege – only on phase 2

Colman M. Herman

Schools are missing from the state’s climate plan

Ed sector one of largest users of land, energy in Mass.

Homeschooling gains remain even as pandemic wanes

CommonWealth Staff

Homeschooling gains remain even as pandemic wanes

DESE reports 13,090 homeschoolers last year

Shira Schoenberg

Black girls disciplined in school more often than Whites

CommonWealth Staff

Black girls disciplined in school more often than Whites

Report examines challenges facing female students of color

Shira Schoenberg

Agreement on Boston schools must be call to action

Pact with state education department is only the first step