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Transforming the assessment of student learning & school quality. ECP supports schools with free and open-source tools.

Joined September 2022
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MCIEA@MassCIEA
18 Mar 2024
"[W]e might create more and different kinds of pathways for students to demonstrate what they know and can do." wbur.org/cognoscenti/2024/03…

The MCAS debate deserves better than our polarized politics 

Whether or not Massachusetts students should be required to earn a passing score on MCAS to earn a high school diploma is a complicated issue, writes Jack Schneider, a professor at UMass Amherst....

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MCIEA@MassCIEA
26 Feb 2024
“[MCAS] is stressful for sixth graders, it’s stressful for 10th graders,” he said. “Then when you put on top of it, if you don’t pass this test you don’t get a diploma, I can’t imagine the stress and pressure these kids feel.” - Craig Consigli milforddailynews.com/story/n…

Massachusetts educators push to change MCAS requirement for high school graduation

Teachers and educators argue the MCAS does not accurately measure student achievement or school performance.

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MCIEA@MassCIEA
26 Feb 2024
“In order to become civic-minded, you have to know how it (government) works,” - Bill Reilly, Attleboro science teacher thesunchronicle.com/news/loc…
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Jo Comerford@Jo_Comerford
17 Feb 2024
Thrilled to thank @EdCommProject facilitators and educators staff gathered from Amherst, Frontier Regional, Northampton, Mahar Regional, Franklin County Technical high schools focused on alternative assessments to measure excellence.
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Massachusetts Teachers Association@massteacher
15 Feb 2024
We were proud to be at the State House yesterday to highlight more effective ways of assessing students and schools through the great work of @MassCIEA. Learn more at mciea.org. #mapoli
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Shouldn't this be factored in when the quality of their schools is measured? wachusettecho.com/?p=3648
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A lovely meeting at Frontier Regional today, an ECP district sending a team to the Performance Assessment Institute early next year.
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Performance assessments allow students to demonstrate what they know and can do through real-world application.
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Support and resources - not sanctions - build the capacity of schools and lead to improvement.
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"The MCAS is just one indicator in one day of a kid’s life. It doesn’t take into effect whether the kid is hungry, whether there was a fight at home, what happened on the bus, how they’re doing emotionally.” - Gerry Goyette, superintendent of the Provincetown IB Schools.
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Cardona Says Standardized Tests Haven't Always Met the Mark, Offers New Flexibility edweek.org/teaching-learning…

Cardona Says Standardized Tests Haven't Always Met the Mark, Offers New Flexibility

The U.S. Department of Education is seeking to reinvigorate a little-used pilot program to create new types of assessments.

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Education Commonwealth Project retweeted
Michael J Richard@LeeSchoolsSupt
6 Dec 2023
Great "Walk to School" event this morning! Special thanks to State Sen. Paul Mark for joining us, and to the LPD, LDPW, and LFD for making the walk so successful each month! See you in March... @SafeRoutes_MA @MASchoolsK12 @massupt
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Come work with us! Apply here: careers.umass.edu/amherst/en…
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Harwich Elementary School is celebrating a new playground with swings, slides and fun play structures for kids ... plus shade trees! School resources like this matter to children's education.
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UMass Amherst College of Education@umasseduc
15 Nov 2023
Professor Jack Schneider, educational leadership, has co-authored an article on grade inflation that appeared in The Washington Post this week. The article suggests a more nuanced approach to grade inflation, arguing that rather than “seeking to wrench grade distributions back
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We just released the first issue of our e-newsletter! Want to stay up to date on all things Education Commonwealth Project and @MassCIEA? Comment or DM your email address to subscribe!
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Citizens for Public Schools@Mass_CPS
28 Aug 2023
Thanks to Julie Spencer-Robinson for explaining how and why we can achieve a more engaging and meaningful education for all our students with the MA #ThriveAct: "Time for a more authentic evaluation of student learning" gazettenet.com/Guest-columni… #mapoli

Guest columnist Julie Spencer-Robinson: Time for a more authentic evaluation of student learning -...

It was wonderful to see the Gazette’s editorial page recently filled with support for the Thrive Act. This important piece of state legislation would eliminate passing the MCAS as a graduation...

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Jo Comerford@Jo_Comerford
28 Aug 2023
Tremendous piece in @DailyHampGaz via @EdCommProject's Dr. Julie Spencer-Robinson on transforming assessment of student learning school quality. MA must end high-stakes testing and support a more comprehensive eval. for our kids schools. gazettenet.com/Guest-columni… #mapoli
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Education Commonwealth Project retweeted
Chris Freisen@MrFreisen
23 Aug 2023
Replying to @BeachmontSchool
@BeachmontSchool Teachers digging into Performance Based Assessment @MassCIEA Institute #itsagreatdaytobeabee
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Tomorrow! Learn more about our free and open-source tools for assessing student learning and school quality!
Education Commonwealth Project@EdCommProject
4 Aug 2023
Join us next week at the Massachusetts Teachers Association Summer Conference! @massteacher @MassCIEA
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