Massachusetts
equity, inequity, standards, teaching
"Massachusetts is ranked number one in education thanks in part to our strong graduation requirements," argues one letter. Another: "We should not be penalizing children for the inequality of our society."
Pre-MCAS, nearly a quarter of all students in the state didn’t cross the graduation stage, according to a 1991 report of the Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education. Many of those failing students came from Boston and Latino-concentrated Gatewa... [4336 chars]