Study: After-School Programs Can Help Improve Flat or Declining Math Achievement
Philanthropic, other organizations should think about providing financial assistance to allow programs to expand into lower-income communities
BOSTON - At a time of declining state and national math proficiency, after-school math programs offer a viable...
Study Finds Declining Student Achievement and Increased Injury to School Choice Since Common Core
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Curriculum centralization did not improve international competitiveness-it's time for you to re-think curriculum standards-based reform
BOSTON – While U.S. academic performance...
Study Finds Common Core Incompatible With Catholic Education
Singular concentrate on workforce development conflicts with Catholic schools' academic, spiritual and moral mission
BOSTON – The workforce-preparation focus from the K-12 English and math standards known as Common Core puts them at odds with...
Pr release: Birmingham Touts 1993 Ed Reform Act's Success, Expresses Concerns about Recent Policies
BOSTON – Massachusetts Education Reform Act co-author and former Senate President Tom Birmingham praised the historic success that has been achieved because the law was enacted in 1993, but expressed concern that the Commonwealth...
Study: Poor Performance of Other States in PARCC Consortium Would Mean Lower Standards for...
Attacks on MCAS because of not producing "college-ready" graduates demonstrates lack of knowledge of test's purpose
BOSTON – Political realities dictate that, as with any tests, passing scores on those produced by the Partnership for...
Testing the Tests: Why MCAS Is preferable to PARCC
Study: MCAS More affordable, More Rigorous and offers Better Information than PARCC
Authors call for state to phase out both PARCC and customary Core
BOSTON – In the wake of the apparent shift by Commissioner...
New Book: “Drilling with the Core: Why Common Core is Bad for American Education”
With Common Core Collapsing, New Scholarly Book Informs Debate about Academic Quality, Cost, and Illegal Federal Role in K-12 Education
"Drilling with the Core: Why Common Core isn't good for American Education" (377 pp, Pioneer...
Study: Common Core & 2 Testing Consortia Violate Federal Laws, Unlikely to enhance Academic...
Study: Common Core and 2 Testing Consortia Violate Federal Laws, Are Unlikely to enhance Academic Achievement
"Competitive federalism" doesn't run afoul of federal law, would produce better results BOSTON – In the wake from the...
Celebrating Two decades of Education Reform in Massachusetts
Birmingham, Weld Oppose MA Adopting Common Core, Call for Lifting Charter School Caps
Pioneer forum celebrates 20th anniversary of education reform with Weld, Birmingham, and panel of contributors to Bay State's historic reforms
Two from the...
New information on Common Core Damaging State/Local School Autonomy
Study Calls on U.S. Dept. of Education to Stop Using Adoption of Common Core as Condition or Incentive for Receipt of Federal Funds and Waivers
In preface, Iowa's U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley says education policy...