[Massachusetts] Education Daily — November 9, 2026: One Number Changed
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DESE changed one number in the formula that flags racial disparities in special education, the state began counting the languages behind its bilingual seal, and Boston's disability hearing day arrived with a cancellation. Sources: DESE Special Education Policy Memo SY2026-2027-2, Annual Significant Disproportionality Determinations Under IDEA and Updated Massachusetts Methodology (Sept. 8, 2026), https://www.doe.mass.edu/specialeducation/policy/dese/advisories/memo-sy2026-2027-2.html — via DESE Policy Memos & Advisories index, https://www.doe.mass.edu/specialeducation/policy/dese/advisories/default.html?section=guidance ; DESE Multilingual Education Leaders (MEL) Network Notice, November 2026 (Office of Language Acquisition / OIME), https://mailchi.mp/1e8ffd8c1837/june-2026-el-assessment-update-8838267 ; Boston City Council Committee on Education hearing notice, Docket #1333, https://www.boston.gov/public-notices/16632916 (page lists the Official Filed Cancellation dated Nov. 4, 2026) and hearing notice, Docket #0277, https://www.boston.gov/public-notices/16637341 ; Boston Politics preview of the Nov. 9 Docket #1333 hearing (search bostonpolitics.org for 'BPS staff cuts students with disabilities hearing Nov 9'). AI Generated
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