education
TAG (Teacher Activists Group) Boston is up and running
By Teddy Kokoros - 3/7/11 - 8:38 amThe Boston chapter of TAG (Teacher Activist Groups) which is a national coalition of grassroots teacher organizing groups is up and running and their new website recently launched. You can check it out here:
There are already some interesting posts regarding Boston student assignment and videos about the potential school closings.
'Thank God for Massachusetts'
By adamg - 11/17/10 - 7:06 amAt least, when it comes to standardized test scores.
Enough with the gloom and doom about Massachusetts schools
By adamg - 3/15/10 - 8:14 amMike the Mad Biologist grows weary of pro-school types who try to whip up a funding frenzy by complaining about how awful schools are these days:
... If Massachusetts were a foreign country, it would, hands down, perform better than any European country, and as well or a close second (even better, in some cases) than East Asian countries. Year in and year out, Massachusetts' performance on the NAEP is stellar, particularly when one accounts for childhood poverty (while the state, on average, is wealthy, there are pockets of serious poverty). In fact, Massachusetts does a better job than would be expected given the amount of childhood poverty. ...
Student Rights
By presspass - 9/9/09 - 9:18 amhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-q6U-OQo_g&feature=channel_page
Press Pass TV looks at the importance of student rights and legal education.
Teaching teachers social media and technology
By jeffcutler - 8/14/09 - 9:12 amIt seems like each four minutes there's a new event happening in Boston proper or across the river where I sit typing right now.
These events range from knitting circles to test drive tweetups, and the thing these events have in common is that they're increasingly organized via social media tools.
So imagine my surprise when I found out this morning in one of the first sessions at the Social Technology and Education Conference at Harvard University, that this very conference was completely organized without any traditional marketing.
Restraining students Mass. dilemma
By neilv - 5/4/09 - 3:58 amMassachusetts schools are physically restraining students, and there is controversy over when that is appropriate, the Globe reports.
During the 2007-2008 year, Mass. schools reported 114 incidents of restraining a student resulting in an injury or lasting for "an extended period of time."
The article mentions a "surge in the number of students with behavioral issues," but does not say anything about why the surge.
Two Boston school closings that have nothing to do with the snow
By adamg - 1/27/09 - 9:40 pmThe Archdiocese of Boston is closing St. Anne's School in Readville at the end of this school year. Declining enrollment, they say.
The state Board of Education is closing the Uphams Corner Charter School at the end of this school year. The school is failing its students, they say. The school has 15 days to appeal the decision.
Hineini DVD Release Party!
By Keshet18 - 9/3/08 - 8:50 amSunday, September 21, 2008, 6:00-8:00 pm
Location: Club Café, 209 Columbus Avenue, South End, Boston 02116
Remind us why we have MCAS again?
By adamg - 4/16/08 - 8:53 amThe Globe reports:
Thousands of Massachusetts public high school graduates arrive at college unprepared for even the most basic math and English classes, forcing them to take remedial courses that discourage many from staying in school, according to a statewide study released yesterday.
