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| Labor-Management Relations |
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"Athol-Royalston school seen as model for success" The Worcester Telegram & Gazette 12/11/05 |
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"Greater Expectations" The Boston Globe 9/16/04 |
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| 1993 Education Reform Act |
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"Education budget war heats up; Legislature to decide on $223 million hike" Worcester Telegram & Gazette 2/21/05 |
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"Directed study: Quality learning or downtime in disguise?" The Boston Globe 1/11/04 |
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"Romney calls on task force for education reform" Worcester Telegram & Gazette 10/30/04 |
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"Making the Grade; Infusion of money sparked a revival" Worcester Telegram & Gazette 5/18/03 |
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"Education reform has miles to go" The Boston Globe Editorial 5/05/03 |
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"Education Reform forum examines law's decade of funding" Lowell Sun 5/02/03 |
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"Learning: Schools in Brief" Boston Herald 10/20/02 |
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| Special Education |
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"Diploma must signify high standard for all" Boston Herald Editorial 5/18/03 |
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| Student Pathways |
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"Can Johnny read yet?" Christian Science Monitor 6/24/03 |
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"MCAS results are worth applauding" Boston Herald Editorial 4/6/03 |
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"State drops push for federal aid for students failing MCAS" The Boston Globe 3/29/03 |
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"Beating MCAS odds" The Boston Globe 3/12/03 |
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| Board of Education |
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"Sounding Reville for schools" Worcester Telegram & Gazette 9/19/07 |
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"A High-Stakes Appointment" Boston Globe Editorial 8/24/07 |
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"Patrick Picks Reville to Lead State Board of Education" Boston Globe 8/23/07 |
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"A Sage Appointment" Worcester Telegram Editorial 8/23/07 |
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"Reville to Lead State Education Board" Worcester Telegram 8/23/07 |
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| State Role in Reform |
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"Patrick's Education Task" Boston Globe Editorial 3/19/07 |
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"Some friendly advice for the governor-elect" Boston Globe 11/21/06 |
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"Education Commissioner will Retire Next August" Worcester Telegram & Gazette 10/31/06 |
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"Education Chief Plans to Exit in '07" Boston Globe 10/30/06 |
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"Education objectives unrealistic - Schools fall behind" Worcester Telegram & Gazette 9/15/06 |
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"More schools are falling behind" Worcester Telegram & Gazette 9/13/06 |
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"New governor to face test on student achievement" Boston Globe 9/5/06 |
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"What is relative to education now in Massachusetts?" Natick Bulletin & Tab 5/13/05 |
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"Report: Troubled schools need funding" Lowell Sun 4/23/05 |
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"State education staff shrinking" Springfield Republican 4/22/05
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"Report: State not equipped to help schools" Herald News 4/22/05 |
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"Study faults state efforts to fix ailing schools Calls for $44m in training funds" The Boston Globe 4/22/05 |
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"State school role urged Achievement is high priority" Worcester Telegram & Gazette 4/22/05
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"Report: Larger State Role, Turnaround Agents Needed to Help Schools" The State House News Service 4/22/05 |
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"High Standards + High Stakes = High Achievement in Massachusetts" Phi Delta Kappan April 2004 (pdf file) |
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| Graduation Requirement |
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"MCAS aces fare better in college, study finds" The Boston Globe 6/20/07 |
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"Some MCAS scores elude federal scrutiny law benefits suburban schools" The Boston Globe 2/20/05 |
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"Science provision proposed; Governor wants grad requirement" Worcester Telegram & Gazette 1/26/05 |
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"Promotion commotion" Christian Science Monitor 4/06/04
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"MCAS advancement" The Boston Globe Editorial 7/31/03 |
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"Fail the test, forget the diploma" Christian Science Monitor 12/31/02 |
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| Court Challenges |
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"School funding plan right equation; Formula adjusts per-pupil costs between district, charter schools" Worcester Telegram & Gazette 9/22/04 |
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"State fails in schools, judge rules; SJC to review findings on funding inequities" Worcester Telegram & Gazette 4/27/04 |
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"State's high court affirms MCAS as path to diploma; Justices back lower court in rejecting injunction" Worcester Telegram & Gazette 1/28/04 |
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"Education spending deficient, suit says; McDuffy litigants return to court" Worcester Telegram & Gazette 6/18/03 |
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"Fight against MCAS renewed in state suit" The Boston Globe 1/08/03 |
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"Lawsuit inspires forum to examine test" The Boston Globe 12/15/02 |
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"US judge declines suit on MCAS" The Boston Globe 12/03/02 |
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"MCAS mock legislative hearing" Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly 12/02/02 |
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"Massachusetts sued over graduation tests" Education Week 10/02/02 |
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| School Choice |
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"Study: charter schools do well in closing the achievement gap" Yarmouthport Register 5/22/07 |
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"Charter disparity - Study shows less SPED" Worcester Telegram & Gazette 5/29/07 |
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"The Controversy over Competition: The Future of School Choice" Harvard Political Review 4/10/07 |
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"Easing Rules over Schools Gains Favor" Education Week 3/16/07 |
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"Stop the War: A Time for Reckoning on Charter Schools" Nellie Mae Foundation Viewpoints 8/06 |
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"Lost Opportunity?" Worcester Telegram 5/9/06 |
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"Enter Horace Mann" The Boston Globe 4/24/06 |
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"Public schools woo out-of-towners: Choice option's appeal grows as funds shrink" The Boston Globe 7/18/05 |
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"Researchers aim critism at charter schools" The Berkshire Eagle 12/10/04 |
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"Stricter state role suggested for charter schools" Worcester Telegram & Gazette 12/10/04
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"Massachusetts charter schools flunk diversity test" Boston Herald 12/09/04 |
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"Urban charter schools score a win beyond cities, lesser showing" The Boston Globe 5/10/04 |
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"School choice often eludes poor and minorities, study finds" The Boston Globe 5/21/03 |
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