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Your signature could end child and family detention! Sign now. Take action   “All you will feel is sadness and mostly depression.”  14-year-old detained child at the Dilley detention center “The only thing they tell you is to drink more water… and it seems the water is what makes people sick.”  12-year-old detained at Dilley These are just a few of the testimonials of children detained at the Dilley Detention Center in South Texas. [1] Liam Conejo Ramos, the boy in the bunny hat, and children as young as two-months-old have been held in these facilities, exposed to conditions that are unsafe, [2], neglectful, [3] and deeply harmful to their development and well-being. [4]  Even though Liam has been released from Dilley, his parents report that he is still experiencing fear and trauma.[5] I wish I could say Liam’s situation is unusual, but it’s not. In the past year alone, at least 6,200 children have been detained by immigration authorities, despite repeated warnings...

For new high school graduation requirement, Massachusetts doesn't have to choose between standards and innovation

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  ADVERTISEMENT Sponsored by  The Boston Foundation The Best of  CommonWealth Beacon   OPINION (Photo via Canva) For new high school graduation requirement, Massachusetts doesn't have to choose between standards and innovation   April 12, 2026 By  Laurie Gagnon As the Massachusetts K-12 Graduation Council nears its June deadline for final recommendations on new standards for high school graduation, the Commonwealth faces a defining choice. We can follow the familiar path of standardized testing and compliance—as the framework's proposed end-of-course assessments would do. Or we can embrace what education researchers call "reciprocal accountability." Reciprocal accountability is a system where the state sets high expectations for outcomes, but grants districts flexibility in how students demonstrate mastery, with the state responsible for providing the support communities need to succeed. ADVERTISEMENT This isn't about lowering standards or abandoning accountabil...