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Boston Focus, 10.2.26
Late in 2019, a once-in-a-decade education event happened: Massachusetts signed the Student Opportunity Act (SOA) into law. I was there, in the English High gym, right before the Thanksgiving break. There was a pep squad. There were a lot o...
Boston Focus, 9.25.26
The annual release of MCAS results yielded headlines eerily similar to years past, reporting declines and concerns (albeit with a stronger accent on ELA performance this year).
No longer a blip, there is clear downward trend that has grown...
Boston Focus, 9.18.26
The contrast was stark.
Wednesday morning, in a soaring ballroom, with hundreds in attendance (including most of Boston’s political and corporate leaders), Mayor Wu delivered her annual speech to the Chamber of Commerce. The top topic? Hou...
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Even before the Meta settlement, tech backlash was among the biggest education news stories of last year. Distrust and dissatisfaction with Big Tech in sc...
Boston Focus, 9.11.26
A dominant frame in American education policy for the past ~70 years has been the fear that US students were falling behind their international peers. A consistent barometer has been the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA)...
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