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"Adjusting to the new students allows them to know that they are valuable members of the community, and tells the more seasoned students that their school is committed to accessibility. " MCIEA fellow Ziane Roberts-Clarke walks us through the data she gathered during her time working with School Quality Measures, showing how Boston Latin School can create a welcoming environment for its incoming students, particularly among students of color.

I love my school. It is out of love that I criticize it now. It is abundantly clear that racism exists in Boston Latin. Ask any student of color - we’ve all felt it, especially Black and Latinx people. The BLS community should not accept this. The majority of my classmates, teachers, and administrators, all of them passionate about justice, inclusion, and good education for all, acknowledge the inequities in our system and would love to see them change.

The Building for Equity framework provides practical resources for educators and school teams working toward school change who are aware that they must avoid quick fixes and easy answers but lack the guidance and tools to do so on their own.

As if the old version of the MCAS wasn’t harmful enough, here comes the NEW MCAS.

Lisa Guisbond, executive director of Citizens for Public Schools, explains why it's time Massachusetts makes the MCAS a thing of the past.

In this post, we share just a few examples of data – featured at MCIEA’s 2019 policy forum on “The New Accountability” – that help to portray the full measure of schools.

Let’s work together to create a fair system of accountability that gives community members an accurate picture of our schools.