CITY OF WORCESTER | Education Committee Meeting | Wednesday, September 9, 2015 | Esther Howland (South) Chamber | Convened: 5:14 P.M. | Adjourned: 5:43 P.M. |
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Mayor
Joseph M. Petty | 
www.worcesterma.gov |
Clerk of the City Council
David J. Rushford | Committee Members | | Chairperson Tony Economou | | Councilor Gary Rosen | | Councilor Kathleen M Toomey |
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City Hall - 455 Main Street Worcester, Massachusetts | |
| Present Were: | Chairperson Councilor Tony Economou
Councilor Gary Rosen | | | | | Also: | School Committee Member John Monfredo
Assistant City Clerk Susan M. Ledoux, clerk | | | |
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| | | 1a. | Petition of William S. Coleman III request City Council place before the voters on the November 3, 2015 Election Ballot the following non-binding question: "Should there be a moratorium on Standardized PARCC (Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers) Testing?"
# 8mm CC July 21, 2015 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File on a roll call vote of 2 Yeas and 0 Nays | |
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| | | 1b. | Petition of William S. Coleman, III request City Council place on the November 3, 2015 Municipal Election Ballot the following non-binding question: "Should Massachusetts rescind its decision to adopt the National Common Core Education Standard for Math and English, and revert back to the curriculum frame work that was previously in place? Yes or No."
# 9o CC September 01, 2015 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File on a roll call vote of 2 Yeas and 0 Nays | |
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| | | 1c. | Communication of Timothy J. McGourthy, Executive Director of Worcester Regional Research Bureau, transmitting communication relative to "Toward a Common Understanding of the Common Core".
# 11a CC June 03, 2014 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
| 1. | Request the City Clerk forward to the School Committee a copy of the Worcester Regional Research Bureau’s report “Toward a Common Understanding of the Common Core”. | |
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