DESE UPDATE: April 26th, 2019
1. Board of Elementary and Secondary Education Meeting: The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education met on April 23 at Newton North High School. The Board heard a report from the State Student Advisory Council, discussed the FY 2020 education budget proposal from House Ways and Means Committee, and heard an update on the Massachusetts […]
DESE Update: April 5th, 2019
1. Message from Commissioner Riley about the 10th Grade English Language Arts MCAS: The Department heard from Boston Public Schools administrators on Friday, March 29, that some students had raised concerns about an essay prompt that was near the end of the 10th grade English language arts MCAS test. On Sunday, March 31, I decided […]