Volume 1
Welcome to the inaugural issue of Revolutionizing Education (RE) dedicated to education policy and practice. The journal provides a platform for progressive scholarship that challenges conventional thinking, advances educational equity and social justice, and explores innovative approaches to teaching, learning, leadership, and policy.
As an open-access publication, this issue will grow over time, with additional articles added as they become available. The issue will remain open for submissions and updates, with the final set of articles scheduled to be completed by December 31, 2026. We invite readers, researchers, educators, and policymakers to engage with this evolving collection and join us in advancing progressive ideas and practices in education.
Funding the Peripheral: Formula Design, Educational Purpose, and the Case for an Enrichment Weight in Massachusetts Chapter 70
Critical deconstruction of school financing formulas – paying particular attention to how the formula protects what is measurable and mandated while leaving the arts, music, libraries, and co-curricular activities unprotected.
The Illusion of Learning. Grades, Measurement, and Misrepresentation
This article questions the neutrality of traditional grading practices. There’s plenty of research in this area. The article is valuable because it highlights the contradictions in a particular policy moment – following the repeal of the MCAS graduation requirement.
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Guardrails for “Professional Responsibilities” in Massachusetts Teacher Evaluation
How Ambiguity in Standard IV-C Can Enable Arbitrary Evaluation – This article is about thoroughly vetting educator evaluation rubrics to avoid ambiguity. It questions high-stakes language that is left open-ended.
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The Real Reason Why Most Massachusetts Students Don’t “Meet Expectations”
Examination of policy language and a deconstruction of terms that appear scientific and objective, but that are about human judgement about what counts as success. / explain introducing the author to discourse analysis. / I say this to say, that when the papers are not fully fleshed out in some way, but have promise, our…
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