I ANNOUNCED THAT I was running for governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts one year ago to the day last week. I got into the race before Gov. Charlie Baker […]
Sonia Chang-Diaz
Posted inEducation, Opinion
Flexibility needed in educating English language learners
AS A NATIONAL leader on education, Massachusetts has the burden and privilege of leading the pack as we learn to meet the needs of our diversified student population in today’s […]
Posted inEducation, Opinion
On charters, rise above the divisiveness
BALLOT QUESTIONS ARE blunt instruments. The ballot question on charter school expansion is no exception. It has a very narrow focus, targeted only at increasing the number of students in […]
Posted inEducation, Opinion
Confronting our dropout crisis
Across the state students are settling into a new school year. Unfortunately, more than 8,000 of their former classmates won’t be joining them—the result of a dropout crisis that affects […]