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The Rennie Center actively utilizes journalistic opportunities to inform public discourse on key education issues, and is a valuable resource for local and national media — producing proactive op-ed pieces, serving as a reference on education reform issues, and strategically working to guide media coverage.

To read about the Rennie Center for Education Research & Policy in recent press coverage, select a link below.

"Massachusetts considers raising the drop out age" WAMC 90.3 02/01/12
"President Obama's plan to raise the school dropout age will not work" Huffington Post 1/29/12
"Gov. Quinn supports raising dropout age to 18" McDonough Voice 1/28/12
"Can Obama really stop kids from dropping out of high school?"
The Grio 1/26/12
"Missouri, Illionois debate raising high school dropout age"
St. Louis Post Dispatch 1/26/12
"Lawmakers: Higher dropout age alone won't address ed challenges"
State House News Service 1/26/12
"Mandating school until 18 has pitfalls" The Washington Times 1/25/12
"Does changing the dropout age matter?" The American Prospect 1/25/12
"Obama's speech, dropouts, and an often-ignored California law"
The LA Times
1/24/12
"Another look at discipline" MetroWest Daily News 1/8/12
"Out-of-school suspensions skyrocket" MetroWest Daily News 12/18/11
"New attitudes shaping Labor-District relations" EdWeek 11/15/11
"State files No Child waiver with US, Seeks more leeway to attain new goals" The Boston Globe 11/15/11
"State study of Holyoke, Springfield, other communities, shows transient students struggle in school" The Republican 9/26/11
"Guest View: State must act on behalf of mobile students"
South Coast Today
9/23/11
"Guest Opinion: Student mobility stunts schievement in cities like Fall River" Fall River Herald News 9/22/11
"Student churn hinders progress, In some districts, a fifth of students come and go during school year" Commonwealth Magazine 9/22/11
"Educators, housing advocates discuss solution to highly-mobile students in Springfield, Holyoke" The Republican 9/20/11
"Student learning plans provide motivation, focus for college" EdWeek 7/1/11
"Student test scores among biggest changes to teacher evaluation system" WBUR, 6/28/11
"Officials propose making all kids 'stay in school'" WBUR, 6/27/11
"Putting virtual assessments to the test" EdWeek, 6/27/11
"Simply raising mandatory school age is not a solution"
The Boston Globe
5/29/11
"Challenges outlined for Common Standards tests"
EdWeek, Report Roundup 5/24/11
"A vision for ELL inclusion in tests pegged to the 'Common Core'"
EdWeek
5/17/11
"Uniform education standards seen timely: Could reform assessment of students" The Washington Times 5/16/11
"Computer-adaptive testing poses challenges, expert warns" EdWeek 5/16/11
"North, Mansfield score well on dropout rates" The Sun Chronicle 3/9/11
"Making Science Elementary" The Boston Globe 3/4/11
"Horace Mann charter schools reopen education debate"
MetroWest Daily News
1/30/11
"City's schools can excel without structural change" The Boston Globe 11/17/10
Rennie Center featured on WCVB's Channel 5 Boston segment on school discipline practices
"Building achievement through collaboration in Springfield, Mass."
NEA Priority Schools Campaign 10/13/10
"Creating a new culture of teaching and learning" Education Week 10/12/10
"Thousands of students flee home districts" The Boston Globe 10/10/10
Rennie Center featured on WBUR's Radio Boston show on Race To the Top
"Dropout Bill gets hearing in city" Standard Times 12/6/09
"Three to choose: A Holliston elementary school offers contrasting educational
styles, giving students, parents a chance to buck the teach-to-MCAS temptation"
The Boston Globe 10/4/09
"Better state system for children requires more seats at the table" 
 The Patriot Ledger 6/11/09
"No Magic Bullet, but Some Dropout Prevention Options" WBUR 4/7/09
"Raising The Mandatory Attendance Age to 18" WBUR 3/30/09
"Focusing on at-risk teens" Metro 2/13/09
"Report highlights effective interventions for struggling students" 
WBUR 2/12/09