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OPINION: How top charter schools became an ‘afterthought’ in one state

The Hechinger Report

In 1993, Massachusetts enacted a bipartisan education reform law that gave schools a massive infusion of state money in return for high academic standards and accountability. In 2005, the Bay State became the first to have its students score tops in the nation in reading and math at both grade-levels tested on NAEP.

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At School Grounded in Soul Music, Priorities Shift for Common Core

MindShift

Read more about Common Core. Arts advocates argue that music, drama and art classes are critical for a well-rounded education (and Brown says music should be considered an academic course). Soulsville opened with only sixth-graders in 2005, then added a grade each year until its first graduating class in 2012.