Rennie Center for Education Research & Policy, Are Boys Making the Grade?
Gender Gaps in Achievement and Attainment (10/06): An analysis of MCAS and enrollment data for 10 urban Massachusetts school districts reveals that boys are lagging girls in educational outcomes. Massachusetts Department of Education, Spring 2006 MCAS Tests: Summary of State Results (09/06): The annual report of MCAS test results reveals continued improvement among 10th graders, but no gains among 3rd and 8th graders. District results are also available. National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, Measuring Up 2006: The State Report Card on Higher Education–Massachusetts (9/06): Reports on Massachusetts’ ability to prepare students for post-secondary education as well as the quality and accessibility of post-secondary education. Lack of affordability is stressed as the greatest challenge facing Massachusetts’ post-secondary education system. The Education Trust, Promise Abandoned: How Policy and Institutional Practices Restrict College Opportunities (8/06): Reports on the
