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Reshaping Teacher Licensure: Lessons from the Pandemic (Harvard EdCast)
A WEPC report about the influence of licensure tests in shaping the teaching workforce in Connecticut was cited in an article by the CT Examiner.
Proposed Bill Looks to Reform ‘Archaic’ Teacher Certification Process (CT Examiner)
A WEPC report about the influence of licensure tests in shaping the teaching workforce in Connecticut was cited in an article by the CT Examiner.
Mass. districts boosted teacher diversity over the last decade, but the diversity of the student population grew faster (The Boston Globe)
Research by Wheelock Educational Policy Center cited.
The Best Way to Teach Reading Is Proven — What Mississippi, Colorado Get Right (The 74)
Research by Wheelock Educational Policy Center cited.
Karen Spilka Wants to Make Community Colleges Free for All. That May Not Be a Great Idea. (The Boston Globe)
Josh Goodman is quoted.
Free Community College Plan Should Target Those Who Need It Most (Commonwealth Beacon)
Op-ed by Josh Goodman.
MA Emergency Licensure Research Amongst NCTQ’s Most-Read Blogs of the Year
NCTQ's Teacher Quality Bulletin blog has named "Meeting the moment with measurement: Massachusetts' lessons from emergency teacher licensure" as one of their five most-read blogs of the year.Policy Brief
Massachusetts emergency licensed teachers performed as well as other new educators
Olivia Chi is quoted and cited in an article by K-12 Dive about emergency licensed teacher performance.Policy Brief
Will BPS’s inclusion plan improve academic outcomes for students with disabilities? The research is murky. (The Boston Globe)
Nathan Jones is cited and quoted in a Boston Globe story.
Promises and limitations of financial incentives to address special education staffing challenges (Brookings Institution)
Elizabeth Bettini discusses in a Brookings Institution article the challenges school districts face when hiring and retaining special education teachers and possible solutions to address the issue.