The end of MCAS is the end of an era. Now let’s figure out what comes next.
With the number of states requiring students to pass exams in order to earn a diploma now down to the single digits, this feels like the end of an era. What should we do now? Let’s start by getting the gang back together—a bipartisan group of governors and state education chiefs—to work on a rational set of high school graduation requirements reflecting the multiple pathways to upward mobility and post-secondary success.
Michael J. Petrilli 12.5.2024
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5.28.2003
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Chester E. Finn, Jr. 5.21.2003
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Chester E. Finn, Jr. 5.21.2003
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Thomas J. Lasley 5.21.2003
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Vouchers and the court, part II
5.21.2003
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David L. House II 5.21.2003
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5.21.2003
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