Proposed Massachusetts high school graduation requirements set such a low bar that it threatens the quality of a Massachusetts diploma, says Mary Tamer 🇺🇸 🇱🇧. trib.al/qSCoUQD

Mary Tamer of MassPotential calls the state’s proposed interim curriculum standards for the post-MCAS era “stunningly weak” and urges the Board of Education to send the Department back to the drawing board. Via The Boston Globe >> bostonglobe.com/2025/05/14/opi… #cuttingthroughtheclutter

Massachusetts has a literacy problem. We ignore it at our peril. #maedu #mapoli commonwealthbeacon.org/opinion/massac… via @cwbeacon

We agree Mary Tamer 🇺🇸 🇱🇧

Great news for all students and school communities across the US! #mapoli #maedu apnews.com/article/educat…

Take note, Massachusetts

Join the Mass Reads Coalition this Tuesday, June 17 @ 10AM for the first 30-minute monthly Zoom call for updates on efforts to pass a comprehensive early #literacy bill in #Massachusetts! Register here & spread the word by inviting others in your network! lnkd.in/gDW4HiAX

Let’s not put our heads in the sand. Taking the assessments away, which many want, will not change this, it will just make it ok to not even try to do anything to address disparate outcomes.

Today, we remember the power of literacy with Frederick Douglass's words, “Once you learn to read, you will be forever free.” #FourthOfJuly #LiteracyForAll

This Thursday, July 10 at 6pm ET, join us for "Not One Step Back: An Education Town Hall for Families and Communities". Learn more about the impacts of the reconciliation bill and the next fight for public education funding. RSVP: bit.ly/NotOneStepBack

We aren’t taking a single step back from standing up for our schools. Join families, educators, and community leaders to learn more about the fight ahead. educators4excellence.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

When only 17% of Black & Latino students are reading proficiently in BostonPublicSchools across grades 3 thru 8, is it any wonder why families are leaving? When will the Boston City Council tie accountability to a $1.6B budget? #bospoli #maedu bostonglobe.com/2025/07/10/opi… via The Boston Globe

In her latest op-ed, Mary Tamer of MassPotential outlines the urgent challenges facing our public schools and how new DESE Commissioner Pedro Martinez can drive lasting, equity-focused reform. Read more via the CommonWealth Beacon commonwealthbeacon.org/opinion/a-full… #CuttingThroughTheClutter

The Mass Reads Coalition, a diverse group that includes our client Mass Potential, is backing a bill that could help students get back on track after years of poor literacy performance. Read more @globeopinion #cuttingthroughtheclutter bostonglobe.com/2025/07/24/opi…

As part of the Mass Reads Coalition, E4E-MA supports legislation that would help students get back on track through science-backed literacy instruction (something so many states have already done) bostonglobe.com/2025/07/24/opi…

There are professors and activists saying: "There is no reading crisis; it's unnecessary alarm." I believe they mean it. They're just a bit detached from reality and consequences inside families, schools, prisons, & unemployment lines for those it hits. wapo.st/4l44Bxu

"If current trajectories hold, the Mass Reads Coalition predicts that MA's 4th grade reading scores could converge with Mississippi’s by 2028." Addressing our early literacy crisis must be a top state priority. It's beyond time for MA to require all districts to use

Thank you Boston Globe Opinion for elevating what is the civil rights issue of our time: "Why Massachusetts needs a new literacy law." #maedu #mapoli #MassReads bostonglobe.com/2025/08/01/opi… via The Boston Globe

Massachusetts can be next! NYC schools see significant improvement in literacy scores after one year of switching to #research and #evidence-based instruction & curricula. #MassReads #mapoli #maedu

Many have strong feelings about teaching reading. Kids desperately need us to get out our feelings and do what's proven to work for the greatest number of students. Bottom line.