Word: states
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...busy street lined with fast-food restaurants on another. At least the view of Manhattan is magnificent--as Shemmer leads me on a tour of the office I take in the architecture of the bridge and an unobstructed view of the city, all the way to the Empire State Building. The interior look is upscale "Dilbert"--partners' offices surrounding rows of cubicles done up in a tasteful grey...
...MCAS is supposed to determine if a student has reached a basic level of proficiency as defined by the state. If students who do not reach this level of proficiency are given a diploma and a pat on the back, what is the point of the test...
Only 53 percent of prospective Massachusetts teachers passed the most recent state-administered competency test in October, according to data released yesterday by the state Department of Education...
...news comes in wake of complaints by the state's teachers unions that Governor A. Paul Cellucci's actions have created a climate in which educators feel the Commonwealth has robbed of classroom autonomy...
Speaking to reporters before the test results were announced yesterday, one educational expert who supports the unions said the political pressure exerted by Cellucci and state legislators has contributed to a decline in teacher morale...