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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.
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.
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.
Mass. teacher turnover was flat, but diversity increased during the pandemic (WBUR)
WBUR - Massachusetts teachers largely stayed in their jobs during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report. That analysis also revealed some surprising trends, like a significant increase in incoming teacher diversity. Turnover during the...
New Wheelock Educational Policy Center Will Put Research in the Hands of Policymakers, Drive National Conversations (BU Today)
BU TODAY - Boston University’s Wheelock College of Education & Human Development is taking another big step forward, one that expands the cross-discipline collaborations that began with the 2018 merger of Wheelock College and Boston University. The college...
New Database Shows How the Largest 40 School Districts in Massachusetts Have Responded to the Coronavirus (Boston.com)
BOSTON.COM - Almost a quarter of public school districts in Massachusetts are in fully remote learning models due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But among the state’s 40 largest districts, the rate is nearly double. According to a survey released by Boston University and...