Salopia, Massachusetts recently voted to rebuild Bradley Early Childhood Center, which currently houses the half-day kindergarten and some of the first grade classrooms for the town. Bradley’s building needs major repair and the town’s school age population is growing, so Bradley is moving to a new location that will allow for a bigger school. Continue reading
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According to Niche.com, a ranking and reviews site, the Acton-Boxborough school district is the 15th best school district in Massachusetts. The towns of Acton and Boxborough are beautifully historical towns located about 25 miles northwest of Boston. Continue reading
Initial Findings
After comparing the ELA MCAS scores in 2018 between 7th graders from my local elementary school (Milford) to the state of Massachusetts, I have determined that the local public elementary school as a whole is performing just as well if not better than the state of Massachusetts. Continue reading
Observations
After observing the ELA test scores from 2018 between 3rd graders from my (Justin) local public school and the state of Massachusetts, we have come to the conclusion that the local elementary school, overall, is performing better than the state as a whole. Both groups of students that we observed, economically advantaged and economically disadvantaged, that attended the Page School performed better than their counterparts on the state level.
Since the release of the Coleman Report in the 1970s, the achievement gap in the United States has been a central topic of discussion. Education policymakers and people in the education sphere have been examining the primary causes for the disparities among certain students, as well as the most effective solutions to resolve these vast inequities. The following post will take a closer look at Alma Del Mar Charter School in New Bedford, Massachusetts. It will look at the culture-changing charter school model and the active efforts made within Alma Del Mar to address inequities, as well as analyze test score data from the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS). Continue reading
“If a child can’t learn the way we teach, maybe we should teach the way they learn” – Ignacio Estrada.
This sentiment is often discussed in regard to the education of students with disabilities, however, talk is often just that – talk and no action. Continue reading
Salopia, Massachusetts is a suburban town that is known as a great place for families to live because of the reputation of the public schools. But do the Salopia Public Schools equitably prepare its students for success and is the MCAS an accurate representation of the achievement gap? Continue reading
According to Boston Magazine, Winchester Public Schools are the 14th-ranked best public school system in Massachusetts. With an average student-teacher ratio of 13:1, a $12,801 budget for per-pupil spending, and a 96.9% graduation rate, one would think that Winchester is the perfect place to send your children. However, the success of Winchester Public Schools is not all that accurate or simple.