Sign up to let us know that you’re joining us for the Thrive Act hearing on October 4th!
Location: Gardner Auditorium
Time: 2pm – 8pm
The Thrive Act (H.495/S.246) would end the state’s ineffective approach to educational assessment and improvement by:
- Replacing the undemocratic and ineffective state takeover of local public schools with actual improvement plans and processes
- Replacing the (mis)use of MCAS as a graduation requirement with graduation based on successful completion of coursework that meets state standards and frameworks
- Establishing a commission to create an authentic, whole-child system for assessment and accountability.
The state has a responsibility to help all students and schools succeed, but, even by their own measures, the state’s interventions have not worked. It’s time to replace top-down ineffective punitive approaches with approaches that build local capacity, address root causes, and truly help students thrive.
In addition to showing up, here’s how you can help:
- Testify in person or virtually! Share your story about why this is important to you. Sign up to testify here! (deadline: October 3rd at 3 pm)
- Submit written testimony! Use this tool to craft your own testimony to send to the Education Committee.
- Help us spread the message about the hearing!
