Education Reform at 20: What Lies Ahead
June 20, 2013 by Alyssa Haywoode
“Since the 20-year history of education reform, Massachusetts has emerged as the top ranking state in the nation for overall student performance, but there is still more work to be done to fulfill the promise of a high-quality public education. Future reform efforts should allow for greater differentiation of supports with the end goal of fostering 21st century skills in all students in the Commonwealth.”
- Representative Alice Peisch, co-chair of the Legislature’s Joint Committee on Education
It’s time to start a new conversation about education for the children of the commonwealth.
On June 18th, the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Education Reform Act of 1993, Strategies for Children began that conversation along with its partners the Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center (MassBudget) and the Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education (MBAE). The three organi