On Thursday, January 19th, the second part of the MCAS Series was presented by the Worcester Education Equity Roundtable (WEER).
The event featured a live debate between Dr. Martin West, a Harvard Education Professor and Board of Elementary and Secondary Education member who led efforts to raise the passing scores, and Edith Bazile, Founder of Black Advocates for Educational Excellence and former Adjunct Professor of Education at UMass Boston, who strongly opposes them.
Program Overview
Welcome & Overview of MCAS Changes | Jennifer Davis Carey, WEC
In Support of the Changes | Dr. Martin West, Harvard Graduate School of Education
In Opposition to the Changes | Edith Bazile, Black Advocates for Educational Excellence
Discussion | Dr. Martin West, Edith Bazile, facilitated by Noe Medina, WEER
Q&A
The Worcester Education Equity Roundtable is generously sponsored by the Nellie Mae Education Foundation and the Barr Foundation. Learn more about the Roundtable’s work here.
Save the date for Part Three of the MCAS Series planned for February 2023.
