The State of Things: Tracking BPS's Road to Improvement, 2022-23. White Paper No. 261

Autor/in	Candal, Cara Stillings
Institution	Pioneer Institute for Public Policy Research
Titel	The State of Things: Tracking BPS's Road to Improvement, 2022-23. White Paper No. 261
Quelle	(2023), (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Educational Improvement; Elementary Secondary Education; School Districts; Educational Change; Urban Schools; National Competency Tests; Academic Achievement; Graduation Rate; Gender Differences; Racial Differences; Social Differences; Low Income Students; Students with Disabilities; Accountability; Student Transportation; Discipline; Massachusetts (Boston); National Assessment of Educational Progress + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; School district; Schulbezirk; Bildungsreform; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; Schulleistung; Geschlechterkonflikt; Rassenunterschied; Sozialer Unterschied; Student; Students; Disability; Disabilities; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Behinderung; Verantwortung; Schulbus; Disziplin
Abstract	In Spring 2022, Pioneer Institute published "The Boston Publics Schools' Road to Receivership," which detailed the findings of the 2019 state-commissioned, third-party report evaluating outcomes and operations in the Boston Public Schools (BPS). The report was scathing, citing years of declining enrollment, low test scores, financial mismanagement, and poor oversight and support of schools. When schools reopened in 2022 following the pandemic, the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) and other advocates for change publicly revisited the report's findings and opted to strengthen and renew an agreement with BPS that details the improvements the district needs to make and how the state will support its efforts. This article details aspects of the 2022 report in the context of news reports about the BPS and uncovers progress that has been made and has yet to be made on key issues. It concludes with broad recommendations for state and district action pertaining to some of the report's key findings. [For related report, "The Boston Public Schools' Road to Receivership. White Paper No. 247," see ED617699.] (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Pioneer Institute for Public Policy Research. 185 Devonshire Street, Boston, MA 02110. Tel: 617-723-2277; Web site: http://www.pioneerinstitute.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01