A HIGH-DOSAGE tutoring program in Fall River is helping first graders who started the year behind in their reading skills get on track. Without this tutoring intervention, students may not catch up to a point where they are capable, independent readers set up for success in second grade and beyond. The program is a game […]
Ed Lambert
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Rethinking the way we do high school
Especially for disadvantaged kids who may not have as many family and friends who attended college or who work in leading sectors, we need to build stronger connections between what students are learning and experiencing in high school and the careers that await them when they graduate.
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MCAS results will provide vital information on pandemic impact — and student needs
THE ANNUAL RELEASE of the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) test scores has garnered little attention in recent years, but that’s not likely to be the case this year. When the results of tests administered in the spring are made public this week, we’ll have our first look at how our students were affected by […]
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Let’s give high school grads a college degree and job too
THERE IS NO better time than now to rethink what a high school education should deliver. Students, especially those of color and from low-income communities, deserve and need more than a traditional high school degree to succeed – they need the postsecondary credentials and career preparation required to compete for good jobs that will be […]
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Federal aid must go to proven education strategies
AS THE COUNTRY looks forward to recovery from the devastation of the coronavirus pandemic, the federal government has recognized and responded to the enormous impact on students who have suffered through school closures with still unknown consequences. Massachusetts schools received nearly $400 million in federal education relief after the outbreak of the pandemic. State officials […]
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A new vision for equitable learning
THE PHYSICAL CLOSURE of schools due to COVID-19 is taking a toll on our most precious resource; our children. The impact has been even more significant among black, Latinx, and low-income students. A recent analysis by McKinsey and Company determined that the nation’s students, on average, could fall behind in their learning by almost seven […]