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  • UMass Boston Intends to Strengthen Collaboration with Chinese Universities

    By Xinming Li, bostonese.com

    Boston, Jan. 22, 2019, — As the Spring semester starts for local colleges this week, UMass Boston has closed its Confucius Institute, which boasts of a history of 12 years. The news resonated strongly on campus and in the community. Professors, staff, students and members of the community expressed deep regret over the university’s action and some called that the closure of the Confucius Institutes was a sign of “political correctness”.

    Picture from 2018 Mid-Autumn Festival celebration at UMass Boson.
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  • Dr. Hou Lectures about IP Strategy in China at Cambridge Innovation Center

    Cambridge, Mass., January 19, 2019, New England Association of Chinese Professionals (NEACP) invited Ching-Cheng (James) Hou to deliver a speech “Bio-Pharm Companies’ Winning Strategy in China from the Perspective of Intellectual Property” at Cambridge Innovation Center today. This is a full-house event, attracted about thirty people in 18 seating conference room; and the event attracted different backgrounds, MD, entrepreneurs, Phd. Students, professors and government officials, etc. Yafen Kang, VP and Professor Chung Hwa, Board members, of NEACP attended the event. Dr. Yu-Feng Wei is the moderator of the event.

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  • Boston Choreographer Yaqi Wu’s “Fountainhead” Dance Won Multiple Awards

    By Xinming Li, bostonese.com

    Boston, Jan. 18, 2019, — In less then two years after arriving in the United States in 2017, Chinese dancer and choreographer Yaqi Wu has gained more and more recognition from dance critics and audiences in Boston and New York. Her original dance work “Fountainhead” has won three important awards, including Judge’s Choice, Outstanding Choreography Award and Platinum Award, at the 2018 Taoli World Dance Competition Final, the largest Chinese dance competition in the world.

    Yaqi Wu won several awards for her work “Fountainhead”.
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  • Robert and Gay Wilde to Give Talk at American Weston Academy on Jan. 18

    Jan. 16, 2019, –Boston, Jan. 9, 2019, — After hosting great talk by Emma Jones last Friday, American Weston Academy invites Robert and Gay Wilde to share their thoughts on science and religion on Jan. 18 at 6:30 PM. The address of American Weston Academy is 99 Westcliff Rd, Weston, MA 02493.

    American Weston Academy is located at the Henderson House in Weston, Mass. (photo by Benjamin Cheung).
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  • 2018–2019 MA Statewide Testing Schedule

                    2018–2019 Statewide Testing Schedule and Administration Deadlines
                       MCAS Tests, Retests, and Field Tests, MCAS Alternate Assessment,
    MCAS/EPP Mathematics Test, and ACCESS for ELLs

      Date/Time
    November 2018 MCAS ELA and Mathematics Retests Paper-based administration
    Before Testing Complete the pre-administration Student Registration/Personal Needs Profile (SR/PNP) process[1] September 24–October 5
    Receive test materials November 1
    Complete Principal’s Certification of Proper Test Administration (PCPA; Before Testing section) November 1–6
    Report packing discrepancies, if necessary
    Order additional materials, if necessary
    Test Administration ELA Composition Sessions A and B November 8
    ELA Reading Comprehension Sessions 1 and 2 November 9
    ELA Reading Comprehension Session 3 November 13
    Mathematics Session 1 November14
    Mathematics Session 2 November 15
    Last date for regular make-up testing November 16[2]
    After Testing Deadline for updating SR/PNP information, if necessary November 19, 3:00 p.m.
    Deadline to complete the PCPA
    Pre-scheduled UPS pickup/pickup deadline November 20, 5:00 p.m.[3]
    2019 ACCESS for ELLS Test (Grades K–12)
    Before Testing Order test materials October 22–November 9
    Receive test materials January 2
    Report packing discrepancies, if necessary January 2–31
    Order additional materials, if necessary
    Test Administration[4] ACCESS for ELLs test sessions January 3–February 8
    After Testing Deadline to schedule UPS pickup February 7
    Deadline for UPS pickup February 8
    February 2019 High School MCAS Biology Test Paper-based administration
    Before Testing Complete the pre-administrationSR/PNP process1 December 3–14
    Receive test materials January 30
    Complete PCPA (Before Testing section) January 30–February 4
    Report packing discrepancies, if necessary
    Order additional materials, if necessary
    Test Administration Biology Session 1 February 6
    Biology Session 2 February 7
    Last date for regular make-up testing February 112
    After Testing Deadline for updating SR/PNP information, if necessary February 12, 3:00 p.m.
    Deadline to complete the PCPA
    Pre-scheduled UPS pickup/pickup deadline February 13, 5:00 p.m.3

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      Date/Time
    March 2019 MCAS ELA and Mathematics Retests Paper-based administration
    Before Testing Complete the pre-administrationSR/PNP process[5] January 7–18
    Receive test materials February 25
    Complete PCPA (Before Testing section) February 25–28
    Report packing discrepancies, if necessary
    Order additional materials, if necessary
    Test Administration ELA Composition Sessions A and B March 4
    ELA Reading Comprehension Sessions 1 and 2 March 5
    ELA Reading Comprehension Session 3 March 6
    Mathematics Session 1 March 7
    Mathematics Session 2 March 8
    Last date for regular make-up testing March 11[6]
    After Testing Deadline for updating SR/PNP information, if necessary March 12, 3:00 p.m.
    Deadline to complete the PCPA
    Pre-scheduled UPS pickup/pickup deadline March 13, 5:00 p.m.[7]
    Spring 2019 Grade 10 MCAS ELA Test

    The grade 10 ELA test will be a next-generation, computer-based test, and schools are expected to administer it online. (Exceptions are made for students who require a PBT edition as an accommodation.) See the test design for details, and note there will be two test sessions.
    Before Testing Complete the pre-administrationSR/PNP process5, [8] January 30–February 12
    Extended pre-administrationSR/PNP window for CBT February 13–March 11
    Conduct an Infrastructure Trial and download ProctorCache software (strongly recommended) Available beginning February 11

    Recommended completion date: March 11
    Receive test administration manuals and PBT materials for accommodations March 12
    Precache operational test content for spring 2019 testing March 12–25
    Order additional manuals and PBT materials for accommodations,
    if necessary

    Report packing discrepancies for PBT shipments, if necessary

    		 March 12–22
    Test Administration Prescribed administration dates[9]

    Test the maximum number of students who can participate concurrently.

    		 ELA Session 1 March 26
    ELA Session 2 March 27
    Administration dates if needed

    Test remaining students who did not participate in the first set of dates due to technology/device limitations.

    		 ELA Session 1 March 28
    ELA Session 2 March 29
    Last date for regular make-up testing April 46
    After Testing Deadline for updating SR/PNP information, if necessary April 5, 3:00 p.m.
    Deadline to complete the PCPA
    Mark students’ tests complete, if necessary
    For PBT accommodations: Pre-scheduled UPS pickup/pickup deadline April 8, 5:00 p.m.7

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      Date/Time
    2019 MCAS Alternate Assessment (MCAS-Alt) (Grades 3–8 and high school)
    BeforeSubmission Order MCAS-Alt submission materials January 7–18
    Receive submission materials (binders, etc.) Week of February 25
    Complete PCPA (part 1) March 4–22

    Schools should complete these tasks as soon as materials are received,
    but have until March 22 to do so.
    Order additional materials, if necessary
    Submission Deadline to complete the PCPA March 18–28, 3:00 p.m.
    Deadline to schedule UPS pickup March 28, 3:00 p.m.
    Deadline for UPS pickup March 29, 5:00 p.m.
    Spring 2019 MCAS Tests for Elementary and Middle Schools

    Grades 3–8 ELA and Mathematics, and grades 5 and 8 Science and Technology/Engineering Tests

    Schools are expected to administer all the grade 3–8 tests online. (Exceptions are made for students who require a PBT edition as an accommodation.)

     

    For more information about the tests, refer to the test designs for ELA,Mathematics, and STE. Also, note that the prescribed administration sequence for the grades 3–8 tests is as follows: ELA followed by Mathematics, followed by STE (for grades 5 and 8).
    Before Testing Complete the pre-administration SR/PNP process[10] January 28–February 8
    Extended SR/PNP window for CBT February 11–March 15
    Conduct an Infrastructure Trial and download ProctorCache software (strongly recommended) February 11–March 15

    Available beginning February 11

    Recommended completion date: March 15
    Receive test administration manuals and PBT materials for accommodations March 18
    Precache operational test content for spring 2019 testing Operational test content will be available for precaching on or around March 18, but schools should not precache until two weeks prior to the start of their testing window.
    Order additional manuals and PBT materials for accommodations,
    if necessary

    Report packing discrepancies for PBT shipments, if necessary

    		 March 18–28[11]
    Test Administration

     

    		 ELA test sessions April 1–May 3[12]

    (Note: ELA testing ends earlier than Mathematics/STE.)
    Mathematics test sessions April 2–May 2412
    STE test sessions (grades 5 and 8) April 3–May 2412
    After Testing Deadline for updating SR/PNP information, if necessary ELA: May 6, 3:00 p.m.

    Math/STE: May 28, 3:00 p.m.
    Deadline to complete the PCPA
    Mark students’ tests complete, if necessary
    For PBT accommodations: Pre-scheduled UPS pickup/pickup deadline ELA: May 7, 5:00 p.m.[13]

    Math/STE: May 29, 5:00 p.m.13

    2018–2019 Statewide Testing Schedule and Administration Deadlines continued

      Date/Time
    2019 MCAS/EPP Mathematics Test

    The MCAS/EPP Mathematics test is an option for students to successfully complete the mathematics assessment portion of their Education Proficiency Plan (EPP) in order to meet their Competency Determination graduation requirement. The MCAS/EPP Mathematics test has two separate sessions. Individual test sessions are designed to be completed in 60 minutes.
    Before Testing Download test materials from the Department’s Security Portal April 8–May 3
    Test Administration MCAS/EPP Mathematics test sessions April 22–May 3
    Last day for make-up testing May 3
    After Testing Score students’ answer sheets May 6–15
    Deadline to destroy test booklets May 15
    Securely transport materials to the superintendent’s office for storage May 7–24
    Spring 2019 Grade 10 MCAS Mathematics Test

    The grade 10 Mathematics test will be a next-generation, computer-based test, and schools are expected to administer it online. (Exceptions are made for students who require a PBT edition as an accommodation.) See the test design for details.
    Before Testing Complete the pre-administrationSR/PNP process[14], [15] January 30–February 12
    Extended pre-administrationSR/PNP window for CBT February 13–May 3
    Receive test administration manuals and PBT materials for accommodations May 7
    Precache operational test content for spring 2019 testing May 7–20
    Order additional manuals and PBT materials for accommodations,
    if necessary

    Report packing discrepancies for PBT shipments, if necessary

    		 May 7–17
    Test Administration Prescribed administration dates[16]

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  • Emma Jones to Lecture at American Weston Academy on Jan. 11

    Boston, Jan. 9, 2019, — After hosting great talks by three women writers Shuping Yao, May Lee and Beatrice Lee, American Weston Academy invites Emma Jones to give a talk titled “the character of God” on Jan. 11 at 6:30 PM. The address of American Weston Academy is 99 Westcliff Rd, Weston, MA 02493.

    American Weston Academy is located at The Henderson House in Weston, Mass. (photo by Benjamin Cheung).
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  • My Personal Journey of Overcoming Discrimination

    By Zhirui Xiong, International School of the Sacred Heart of Tokyo

    In Japan, I’m “despicable Chinese.” In China, my home country, I’m “little Japanese.” I’ve faced different kinds of discrimination.

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  • Thousands to Rally in Boston in Support of SFFA

    By Asian American Coalition for Education (AACE)

    AACE announces “Rally for the American Dream – Equal Education Rights for All” on October 14, 2018! Let’s unite to stop Harvard’s discriminatory admissions practices against Asian American children!

    Supports of AACE protested outside US Supreme Count in 2015 (provided by AACE).
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  • Xiaowei Zhuang to Receive 2018 Dr H.P. Heineken Prize for Biochemistry and Biophysics

    Boston, Sept. 1, 2018, — The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences has awarded the 2018 Dr H.P. Heineken Prize for Biochemistry and Biophysics to Xiaowei Zhuang, Professor of Physics, Chemistry and Chemical Biology at Harvard University in Cambridge (USA).

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  • Over 150 Asian American Orgs Jointly File Amicus Brief Opposing Harvard’s Discriminatory Admissions Practices

    By Asian American Coalition for Education

    On July 30, 2018, representing 156 Asian American organizations, Asian American Coalition for Education (AACE), in collaboration with Asian American Legal Foundation (AALF), filed an Amicus Brief with the United States District Court in Boston to oppose Harvard University’s discriminatory admissions practices and to support the plaintiff (Students for Fair Admissions, SFFA) in its lawsuit against Harvard University.

    Wall Street Journal reported AACE’s complaint against Harvard University in 2015 (bostonese.com file photo).
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