Education Reform: Ten Years after the Massachusetts Education Reform Act of 1993educationpolicyLinda DriscollJoseph B. BergerRonald K. HambletonLisa A. KellerRobert W. MaloyDavid HartPaul OhVictoria GetisIn June 1993, Governor William Weld signed into law the Massachusetts Education Reform Act (MERA)...
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Thomas P. O’Neill, Jr. was an American politician who served as a Democratic representative from Massachusetts in the U.S. House of Representatives (1953–87) and as speaker of the House (1977–86). He was a tireless advocate for social causes, and he f
U.S. News looked at lots of data, factored that in with expert advice, and came up with a ranking of2024's Best Collegesin the nation. Massachusetts carries on its great tradition of providing quality education by placing TWO colleges in the top 3 of the rankings! Sadly for us but good...
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Once the nation's fishing and commercial capital, Massachusetts later pioneered in the fields of education, medicine, and social welfare. By the 19th century the state developed into an important manufacturing center, producing textiles and footwear; in the mid-20th century, electronic components and...
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practices that were found across all nine schools: The small number of schools identified in the report points to the existence of a persistent and far-reaching achievement gap, despite the important gains made in student learning since the Massachusetts Education Reform Act was passed in 1993. Ed...
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act was meant to help stimulate job creation and generate education reform. States were encouraging to take on new standards and practices to improve the preparedness of high school graduates for college or a career; better track the growth of students; and ...
I do, however, worry about the addition of some 1.5 Trillion to the federal deficit as a result of the tax reform act. This is never good for long term stability of the economy and the housing market. It’s probably a safe bet to say that interest rates are going to rise to keep ...