Massachusetts Teachers Association President Max Page and Vice President Deb McCarthy issued the following statement in response to the release of the state’s Vision of a Massachusetts High School Graduate:
We are pleased that the Vision of a Massachusetts High School Graduate emphasizes core skills and attributes that are essential to the success of our young people as citizens, workers and lifelong learners. Educators and voters have made clear that such essential skills cannot be assessed by a standardized test. We will only nurture students to be “critical problem solvers, intentional collaborators, effective communicators, self-aware navigators, and responsible decision-makers” if we design educator-led systems of assessment and provide the necessary resources that educators, students and schools need to fulfill these goals.
