The Massachusetts Teachers Association wants to hear your thoughts on what needs to be done to close the achievement gap in your classroom, school, or district. This is your chance to share your expertise and knowledge to help inform MTA policy initiatives. Your written report will be presented to the MTA Board for consideration. Governor Deval Patrick is anxious to hear from VIVA teachers about this work. VIVA (Voice Ideas Vision Action) Teachers is designed to ensure that classroom professionals have a voice in shaping education policy.
We need your ideas, your classroom experience, and your participation.
Share your voice. Speak out. Make change happen!
VIVA (Voice Ideas Vision Action) Teachers is a nonprofit whose goal is to raise the level of teachers' voices in education policy. This conversation is open only to classroom teachers and instructional professionals who work in schools in Barnstable, Brockton, Cambridge, Chelsea, Chicopee, Everett, Fall River, Fitchburg, Haverhill, Holyoke, Lawrence, Leominster, Lowell, Lynn, Malden, Methuen, New Bedford, Pittsfield, Quincy, Revere, Salem, Somerville, Springfield, Taunton, Westfield and Worcester.
Our Question
Massachusetts is ranked first in the nation in delivering a quality public education to our schoolchildren, and there is a consensus that every child deserves a great teacher. Even so, in many schools across the Commonwealth, there is an "achievement gap."
What are your ideas for closing the achievement gap in your classroom, school or district? What types of support do you need to make that happen?
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