Massachusetts Education System Case Study

In 1980’s some Massachusetts business leaders became convinced that the state's education systems needed an overhaul. These business leaders have evidence to believe that their school lack of clear goals, performance targets and metric systems to measure progress. In addition to lacking accountability, there was no clear resource development system. This business owner recognized that the uneven performance of schools and high failure rates in some areas with have a negative impact on the economy as a whole. The business community worries about having the skilled, knowledgeable workers they needed for a successful 21st-century enterprise. Moreover, schools in Massachusetts lacked choice when it comes to education. Business personal, policymakers and educators recognized that if they wished to maintain their current standard of living they must build capacity within public schools to provide an adequate education for all students. It would not be

The stakeholders recognized that standards-based reform has not succeeded in its equity mission. The educational leadership team recognized that building a new engine will require a dramatically broader conception of schooling. The open design process for this new concept needed to address the challenge of the 21st-century school system. Extended to provide guaranteed education and support services for children and youth from birth to young adulthood. Expanded in its daily schedule and annual calendar to offer the time, service, and enrichment opportunities needed to level the playing field for all students by tailoring the quantity and quality of instruction. Differentiated to meet all students where they are and prove them with the educational service they need to achieve