In “Building the Bilingual Educator Pipeline,” our speakers will share their knowledge and experience with successful programs to recruit, develop and support bilingual educators in Massachusetts and the U.S., the barriers to success, and how to overcome them. You can register and learn more here. → Read More
Register Now for the Final Session of CPS’s Three-Part Series on Multilingual Education in Massachusetts: “Building the Bilingual Educator Pipeline,” on Jan. 15 by Zoom
January 6, 2025 by
Register now for CPS’s Annual Meeting, Tuesday, December 10, 7pm, by Zoom: Join Us to Celebrate These Champions of Public Education
December 8, 2024 by
Join us Tuesday, December 10, at 7pm by Zoom to help us honor and celebrate the decisive win for the Yes on 2 Campaign and these three Champions of Public Education: Dr. Shelley Scruggs, Deborah McCarthy and Beth Kontos (left to right).
On MCAS and Climate Change, Trust the Experts
October 29, 2024 by
by Louis J. Kruger, Professor Emeritus, Northeastern University
“It is… a mistake to accept observed test scores as either infallible or immutable” (National Research Council, 1999)
For more than two decades, controversy has swirled around the MCAS graduation requirement. At present, Massachusetts public high school students must pass tests in English language arts, mathematics and science to receive a diploma. The controversy has now reached a crescendo because the graduation requirement is a ballot question in this year’s election season. Both advocates and opponents of eliminating the graduation requirement have cited data and research in support of their positions.
Given the confusion that can arise from conflicting claims, it is important to ask if there are trusted sources of guidance on this issue. The answer is an unequivocal ‘Yes.’ Just as climate scientists from different research organizations reached consensus on human-caused global warming, the leading experts on assessment have reached consensus on the appropriate use of educational tests, including high-stakes tests, such as the high school MCAS tests. → Read More
Multilingual Education in MA: “What makes an effective bilingual program?”
October 25, 2024 by
In Part 2 of our three-part webinar series on Multilingual Education in Massachusetts, our speakers shared their knowledge and experience with different approaches to multilingual education, existing successful models and how we can increase access to such programming for more Massachusetts students and communities.
Multilingual Education in MA: Learning from the past and present to empower future learners/Educación Multilingüe en MA: Aprendiendo del pasado y el presente para empoderar a los futuros estudiantes
September 4, 2024 by
Save Thursday, September 19 at 7pm and join us for the first of three virtual sessions exploring multilingual education in Massachusetts.
The goals of this series are to:
- Understand the current Massachusetts political and policy landscape for multilingual learners (MLL) and the resulting challenges facing them
- Learn about effective programming for MLLs that uphold their native languages and cultures, while learning academics and English
- Discuss the challenges of (re)building a robust bilingual educator pipeline and promising practices.
Sessions
- Session 1 on September 19 at 7pm will be “Understanding the political landscape and the multilingual parent and student experience.”
- Session 2 on October 24 at 7pm will be “What makes an effective bilingual program?”
- And Session 3 on November 12 at 7pm will be “Building the Bilingual Educator Pipeline.”
Our speakers will share their deep knowledge and experience about the current Massachusetts policy landscape and challenges for multilingual learners and their families. → Read More
