In this op-ed for Globe Rhode Island, Mass Insight's Susan Lusi writes that education in Providence is in crisis and asks Rhode Islanders to support a special commission’s recommendations to move the city's schools forward. Read the full op-ed from The Boston Globe...
The Turnaround Challenge
The Turnaround Challenge was published in November 2007. To date, more than 200,000 copies of the main report have been downloaded, and the report’s framework is being used to develop turnaround strategies in dozens of schools, districts and states, and is informing federal policy as well.
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An Interview with Mass Insight AP Students and their Teacher
https://youtu.be/mQTeW8-sX40 We sat down with two Mass Insight AP STEM & English Program students, Ben and Chris-Ander, and their teacher, William Pellegrino, to hear about their educational journeys, their experiences in AP classes and as vocational students, and...
Mass Insight Education & Research names Andrea Wolfe President & CEO
Ms. Wolfe succeeds Dr. Susan Lusi, who will step down in June after leading the national nonprofit for eight years. April 18, 2024 – The Board of Directors of Mass Insight Education & Research has named Andrea Wolfe as the next President & CEO of the...
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