Condition of Ed 2022: A Community Conversation

Our 2022 Condition of Education Action Guide looks at how the education system can better support teachers in navigating the COVID-19 crisis and providing trauma-sensitive, culturally responsive, and innovative learning experiences for years to come. The report highlights a number of programs who are doing important work to uplift and empower teachers. Listen in to this conversation with educators and community members working in Lawrence, Revere, and Springfield to learn about how their programs are helping give teachers the tools and resources they need to support students.

Speakers

Jessica Boston Davis
Director of Equity and Excellence, Somerville Public Schools

Sara Colum
Consulting Teacher, Revere Public Schools

Marianela De La Cruz
Manager, Lawrence Working Families Initiative

Mark Kostin
Associate Director, Great Schools Partnership

Katherine Lopez-Arias
Director of Workforce Development, Lawrence CommunityWorks

Stefanie Porrazzo
Consulting Teacher, Revere Public Schools

Blog

Rethinking Grading

March 28, 2024

Schools have assessed student learning and growth with essentially the same grading system for more than a century. Since this system was created, the field has learned so much more about the way students learn, the systemic inequities embedded in the design of traditional grading and assessment, and what type of learning leads to success in life. Grading should be aligned with what we know about the learning process, child and adolescent development, and the demands of career, college, and community life. But traditional grading is so deeply ingrained in our culture, that making changes to this system can seem like an insurmountable task. That’s why we partnered with DESE and reDesign to support five unique high schools as they interrogate their traditional grading practices and make shifts toward new systems that better measure student learning and growth.