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On average, Massachusetts teachers have the third-highest teaching salary in the country, at $92,307 per year, 33% above the national average. The state dedicates $25,826 in expenditures per K-12 ...
A 2008 report by the Better Government Association and National Freedom of Information Coalition ranked Massachusetts 43rd out of the 50 US states in government transparency. It gave the state a grade of "F", based on the time, cost, and comprehensiveness of access to public records. [25]
The Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) is the state education agency responsible for interpreting and implementing laws relevant to public education in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Public education in the Commonwealth is organized according to the regulations adopted by the BESE, which are good faith ...
The Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment system, commonly abbreviated as MCAS / ˈɛmkæs /, is Massachusetts 's statewide standards-based assessment program developed in 1993 in response to the Massachusetts Education Reform Act of the same year. [1] State and federal law mandates that all students who are enrolled in the tested grades and ...
July 31, 2024 at 4:27 PM. BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts businesses with more than 25 employees must disclose salary ranges when posting jobs, under a new bill signed into law Wednesday that puts ...
The first public schools in America were established by the Puritans in New England during the 17th century. Boston Latin School was founded in 1635. [1] Boston Latin School was not funded by tax dollars in its early days, however. On January 1, 1644, by unanimous vote, Dedham authorized the first U.S. taxpayer-funded public school; "the seed ...
Neighborhood House Public School District (CC, Dorchester section of Boston, PK–12, serving the Boston school district) New Heights Charter School of Brockton District (CC, Brockton, 6–12, serving the Brockton, Randolph, Taunton school districts)
The governor of Massachusetts is the chief executive of the commonwealth, and is supported by a number of subordinate officers. He, like most other state officers, senators, and representatives, was originally elected annually. In 1918 this was changed to a two-year term, and since 1966 the office of governor has carried a four-year term.