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Welcome to the Massachusetts Association of School Committees (MASC). The MASC mission is to achieve excellence in school committee leadership through advocacy, training and service. We are pleased to offer a rich array of publications, web site resources, workshops, conferences and other support for the valuable school committee work that our members do. If you are a current MASC member, be sure to register today in order to access everything this web site has to offer.

 

President's FY11 Proposed Education Department Budget

Obama's $3.8 trillion budget (PDF) plan includes $905.5 million for schools, students and teachers and proposes a sweeping overhaul of No Child Left Behind.

 

Pay for Performance Survey

A member of MASC is researching pay for performance and teacher evaluations as a part of her graduate school work. She would appreciate it very much if you would participate in a very short survey designed to gauge public opinion around issues of teacher pay, merit, student achievement, etc. Please respond before February 20.

 

FY2011 Local Aid

District by district amounts for Chapter 70 and Unrestricted Government Aid (pdf) as presented in the Governor's Budget Proposal. Preliminary analysis of the Governor's budget from the MA Budget and Policy Center.

 

MA FRN Delegation Meets State Congressional Leaders in DC

Members of MASC's Federal Relations Network delegation met with more than 900 other school leaders from around the country in Washington DC Jan 30-Feb 2 as representatives to the National School Boards Association Federal Relations program.

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MASC Members: Register today!

If you're a current MASC member, you'll find our new site has a discussion forum, FAQs, the member handbook and other resources, all for members only. You'll need to register first, using the special Member Code we mailed to you. Once you create your account (which is fast and free), you'll have instant access to all the private content just for MASC members. Get started here.

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Children Left Behind: A Documentary about High Stakes Testing

A video documentary about the impact of MCAS on MA students produced by Louis Kruger, Psy.D., a member of the Department of Counseling and Applied Educational Psychology at Northeastern University.

 
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Division IV Annual Meeting
Feb 25, 2010
Charting the Course
Mar 12, 2010 - Mar 13, 2010
Day on the Hill
Mar 30, 2010

Education News

February 8, 2010 News Stories

Hadley superintendent of schools will stay
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Westport officials seek 5.2 percent budget hike for 2011
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