What does good government look like?
2023 has been a year to forget for the House of Representatives. On January 3, at the opening of the 118th United States Congress, the newly elected members of the…
Bluebook, no paper: is Step Up Day ready to go digital?
Instead of the usual pencil-paper Scantron, as juniors went into their designated classrooms on October 11, they pulled out their laptops and opened up Bluebook — the College Board’s premiere…
The Limits of APs
For any high schooler, there is immense pressure to take Advanced Placement courses before college. However, for some, this rigor is barely even an option. At a fairly decent sized…
Why an online version of the MCAS exam is counterproductive
This year, students are taking the state-wide MCAS exam on a new computer-based format, instead of the test’s previous print version. The online format entails downloading the Pearson application on…