March 28, 2007
Yesterday, the State DOE (Dept of Education) releases a statement regarding "MassCore". {Click here for press release.} The following couple of statements are critical:
"There are unfortunately still many students passing MCAS who are not striving for proficiency or taking rigorous courses in high school, leaving them unprepared when they get to college," said Education Commissioner David P. Driscoll. "It's clear that they're just not getting the coursework they need to be truly college and career ready, and that has to change."
Board of Higher Education Chancellor Patricia Plummer agreed.
"This recommended curriculum will go a long way towards ensuring that more students will have the necessary skills and content required to succeed in college," she said. "Recent high school graduates should come to us ready to learn, not in need of remedial help."
Students leaving high school are not prepared for the college coursework and require remedial assistance. For all who say that MCAS is bad, or NCLB is hurting education, school leadership (school committees included) are to blame for allowing students to graduate without the necessary skills. Instead of fighting about some perceived inequity with the standardized tests, schools should be working to use the data to make sure the students are educated. MCAS creates a method for accountability - and that is a good thing.
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