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State education officials raise MCAS standards, but critics voice concerns
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This is the Radio Boston rundown for Aug. 18. Steve Brown is our host:
- It's now harder for high schoolers in Massachusetts to graduate after state education officials raised the passing score for the 10th grade MCAS. We look into what this decision means and its potential impact on students, teachers and families.
- With Massachusetts and the federal government both signing significant climate legislation, the landscape has changed for people looking to buy electric vehicles. We talk with WBUR environment reporter Miriam Wasser and Green Energy Consumers Alliance electric vehicle program director Anna Vanderspek about the new measures. And Martha Grover, sustainability manager for the city of Melrose, shares her city's initiative to mount electric vehicle chargers on utility poles around town.
- The Berklee Indian Ensemble at Berklee College of Music has released its first album, "Shuruaat," which means "beginnings." We talk to the ensemble's founder-director Annette Philip on what it means to release a multi-national album with a unique revenue-sharing agreement, and how the Boston community made it all possible.
This program aired on August 18, 2022.