Healey admin task force urges a long runway for new graduation standards

The report marks the culmination of an 18-month process launched after voters in 2024 approved a question eliminating the MCAS graduation requirement.

Meituan open sources LongCat-2.0, the 1.6T, near-frontier agentic coding model that's been leading OpenRouter — trained entirely on Chinese chips

By registering the LongCat-2.0 repository under the open-source MIT License, Meituan positions the architecture with maximum ...
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Developing Assessments for the Next Generation Science Standards

Science education is facing dramatic change. The new A Framework for K-12 Science Education: Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, and Core Ideas (hereafter, referred to as “the framework”) and the Next ...
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Richardson ISD STAAR end-of-course exams show math, high school improvements

Richardson ISD students improved on most high school and math State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, or STAAR, end ...
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Math Readiness Assessment (MRA)

The University at Buffalo requires a Math Readiness Assessment (MRA) to determine readiness for students wishing to enroll in first semester calculus courses, MTH 121, MTH 131, and MTH 141. The UB MRA ...
Education Week

Teachers Want Their Math Curricula to Do More. Here’s How

Dylan Kane likes his math curriculum. But there’s one important piece missing, he says. The 7th grade math teacher in Leadville, Colo., uses a program that teaches math skills through real-world ...
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Evaluation of National Assessment of Educational Progress Achievement Levels

Since 1969, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) has been providing policymakers, educators, and the public with reports on academic performance and progress of the nation's students ...
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Fed's Warsh flags new tasks forces to study Fed operations

Warsh uses first press conferece to announce Fed study groups Warsh action suggest no immiment change to Fed balance sheet policies Warsh hopes panels report back by year's end June 17 (Reuters) - ...
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Fed Chairman Warsh: Expecting task forces to conclude work by year-end

Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh answers questions following the FOMC's decision to leave rates unchanged. Got a confidential news tip? We want to hear from you. Sign up for free newsletters and ...
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Reading and math scores climb for San Antonio high schoolers on 2026 STAAR tests

San Antonio high school students showed sweeping improvement in reading and math on their 2026 state tests, reversing the decline in performance reported in 2025. The Texas Education Agency released ...
CNBC

U.S. and Iran reach deal to end the Mideast war, with agreement set to be signed Friday

The U.S. and Iran agreed on a peace deal to bring immediate and permanent termination to the conflict. The deal follows weeks of mixed messaging from both Washington and Tehran on the trajectory of ...
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Gov. Healey shares final recommendations for new high school graduation requirements

(WJAR) — Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey released the final recommendations for the new high school graduation requirements, nearly two years after voters eliminated the MCAS requirement. Under the ...