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The Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority (MEFA) is a self-financing, not-for-profit state-charted student loan authority created by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in 1982. [1] The authority was created to provide fixed rate student loans and operate the Massachusetts 529 plan U.Fund, launched in 1999, and its prepaid tuition plan U ...
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This way, students will have a test that is suited to fit their capability, and will (hypothetically) result in a score that is true to the student in question. However, the way the tests are distributed is still fairly questionable, as two students who are performing on the same academic level can still receive completely different tests.
The BESE is unique in that 1 of its 11 members is a Massachusetts public school student. Legislation filed in 1971 by Governor Francis W. Sargent created the position. By this same legislation, the Massachusetts State Student Advisory Council was established. The Chairperson of this Council sits as a full voting member on the BESE.
To pursue the above objectives through the following general activities: researching, introducing, supporting and aiding in the implementation of state and national legislation of interest to the Council; maintaining and strengthening existing avenues of communication and establishing new ones among agencies concerned with or involved in the ...
In 1922, the Massachusetts General Court passed legislation creating the department of administration and finance. The department replaced the office of supervisor of administration and assumed many of the duties of the superintendent of buildings, Secretary of the Commonwealth, state treasurer, and state auditor. [2]
Massachusetts is known for its progressive politics, and is a stronghold of American Liberalism and the Democratic Party. In a 2018 Gallup poll Massachusetts was the state with the highest percentage of its population identifying as liberal and the lowest percentage identifying as conservative, at 35% and 21% respectively. [ 19 ]
Primary and secondary school attendance is compulsory and free for Massachusetts residents aged 6–16. Massachusetts has a school choice law which allows students to attend a school in a district outside their municipality if the other district has space and approves. K-12 students may also attend private schools.