Virtual Information Session: Education Policy Fellowship Program

Thursday, May 7, 2020 - 4:00 PM

The Rennie Center is now accepting applications for the 2020-2021 Massachusetts Education Policy Fellowship Program (EPFP). This is a ten-month professional development program for individuals working in education and related fields who are interested in developing their knowledge and skills in policy, leadership, and networking.

If you're interested in applying but want to learn more, please join us for a virtual information session on May 7. You’ll hear from program alumni about their experiences and have the chance to ask any questions about the EPFP fellowship and application process.

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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.