Senator Brownsberger submitted the following written testimony to the Joint Committee on Higher Education. TO: Joint Committee on Higher Education FROM: Senator William N. Brownsberger RE: Senate Bill 577, An Act regarding higher education opportunities for high school graduates in the Commonwealth, and House Bill 1078, An Act regarding tuition equity for …
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S208, An Act relative to dropout prevention and recovery
Senator Brownsberger submitted the following written testimony to the Joint Committee on Education. TO: Joint Committee on Education FROM: Senator William N. Brownsberger RE: House Bill 525 and Senate Bill 208 DATE: October 4, 2013 I am writing in favor of H525, An Act enhancing the educational outcomes of expectant and parenting students and …
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H344, An Act to increase capacity to address the complex needs of students with autism
Senator Brownsberger submitted the following written testimony to the Joint Committee on Education. TO: Joint Committee on Education FROM: Senator William N. Brownsberger RE: House Bill 344 DATE: September 18, 2013 I am writing in favor of H344, An Act to increase capacity to address the complex needs of students with autism. This legislation …
S246, An Act relative to healthy kids
Senator Brownsberger submitted the following written testimony to the Joint Committee on Education. TO: Joint Committee On Education FROM: Senator William N. Brownsberger RE: S246, An Act relative to healthy kids DATE: September 12, 2013 I am writing in support of S246, An Act relative to healthy kids. As the number of cases concerning childhood …
New Meeting of Boston School Quality Working Group: August 7, 2013
The Boston School Quality Working Group will meet again on Wednesday, August 7, at 26 Court Street on the first floor in Winter Chambers and the adjacent conference room. The Senator’s office learned from the Mayor’s office that the Measuring Quality and Community Outreach Subcommittees will meet from 6 to 8:30 pm, while the Quality Assurance Subcommittee …
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Online versus Traditional Learning
The number of students who took at least one online course surpassed 6 million in 2011. This growth rate of 10 percent from the previous year outpaces the 2 percent growth of higher education in general. An online course is typically defined as a class where 80 percent of the material is found online.These include programs …