Getting It Right: Progress and Problems in Raising Science Achievement in Boston. Understanding Boston

The Boston Foundation has long held education as one of its core strategic focus areas, aiming to strengthen the education-to-career pipeline and bolster pathways from early childhood through postsecondary completion for Boston residents. Intended to inform the Foundation's potential direction...

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Published inBoston Foundation
Main Author Pakos, Matthew
Format Report
LanguageEnglish
Published Boston Foundation 01.10.2018
Subjects
Achievement Gains
Career Readiness
Charter Schools
College Readiness
Data Collection
Elementary School Students
Grade 5
Grade 8
High School Students
Middle School Students
Minority Group Students
Public Schools
School Districts
Science Achievement
STEM Education
Student Diversity
Urban Schools
Massachusetts (Boston)
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Summary:The Boston Foundation has long held education as one of its core strategic focus areas, aiming to strengthen the education-to-career pipeline and bolster pathways from early childhood through postsecondary completion for Boston residents. Intended to inform the Foundation's potential direction and activities related to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education in particular, this report examines Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) Science and Technology/Engineering test results for students residing in the city of Boston and enrolled in Boston Public Schools (BPS) and Boston-based charter public schools ("charters"). In so doing, the report begins to explore how prepared Boston public school students are to successfully pursue employment or postsecondary education in the STEM disciplines. [Edited by Sandy Kendall and Antoniya Marinova.]