November Board of Education: opening comments

The agenda is here; the livestream is here.

coming in partway through a public comment on gifted education...
differentiation between and among different groups of students, particularly by race
"the barriers to success start much earlier"
data has "shown that the achievement gap is really an opportunity gap...which has created an excellence gap"
"it is perverse, but I do not accept that it is persistent"
the next gap is the "belief gap" of which children can achieve

Commissioner Riley: NAEP results were released
for the 8th consectutive time, Massachusetts 4th and 8th graders scored first or statistically first
flatlined
also not all students
work with Secretary on philanthropy for work on
Rennie Center event on curriculum this week
argues that Mississippi is doing better on NAEP due to aligned curriculum
Boston review is ongoing
conference committee reconciling finance bill
still waiting on supplemental budget
Department reenstating Gifted and Talented Advisory Council