Look Before You Leap: Lessons for the Next Wave of Education Reform from the Last Twenty Years

Join a conversation about education reform, “Look Before You Leap: Lessons for the Next Wave of Ed Reform from the Last Twenty Years,” on September 25th at 6pm at the Winchester Public Library. 

As we approach a new wave of reform with Common Core standards, a new, bigger battery of tests, and proposals to lift the cap on charter schools, it seems like a good time to look back on the last wave. This wave began 20 years ago with the Education Reform Act of 1993, which increased state funding for education, and started both the MCAS testing and graduation requirement and charter schools.

Citizens for Public Schools released a report in June on what's happened with our students during those 20 years. The report is online at citizensforpublicschools.org. Citizens for Public Schools will make a short presentation about their report, and then presenters and attendees will have an open discussion. The forum aims to get the people most affected in the room: students, teachers, parents. All are welcome to attend.

If you have any questions or comments you may contact Sara Doherty at 617-722-1578 or Sara.Doherty@masenate.gov.