…by the Senate Judiciary Committee about the Supreme Court’s ruling before the morning ended. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. wrote the opinion for the eight-member court, and he delivered…
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High Court Argument to Center on Level of Benefits for Special Education
When the U.S. Supreme Court made its first substantive interpretation in 1982 of the main federal special education law, it was careful to say that courts should not impose their…
PraacticalAAC Blog Post by Jeanne Tuthill
Jeanne Tuthill, an assistive technology specialist at the CCATT Center, has prepared a post for Carole Zangari’s PracticalAAC Blog, and we are pleased to share the blog with you: If…
‘I’ve learned that things have a cost.’ Meet the migrant children working long hours in factories and fish plants across Mass.
…United States not just in search of a better life, but to earn money for their families — often working long, late hours at grueling jobs in violation of child…
Regina Tate
…represented school committees and superintendents at all levels of the court system, including the Supreme Judicial Court, in key decisions on teacher tenure, the right of a district court judge…
States Raise the Bar for What It Means to Be Proficient in Reading and Math
…decade states are setting higher standards for what counts as proficient in both subjects, and the difference between the states with the highest and lowest bars for proficiency is narrowing….
$23 Billion Funding Gap Exists Between White and Nonwhite School Districts, Report Finds
School districts that predominantly serve students of color received $23 billion less in funding than mostly white school districts in the United States in 2016, despite serving the same number…
New Title IX Rule Has Explicit Ban on Discrimination of LGBTQ+ Students
…gender identity, and sex characteristics. The U.S. Department of Education already interprets Title IX to include protection against discrimination based on gender identity and sexuality due to the 2020 Supreme…
AG Healey Reminds Public Schools About Laws Requiring Equal Access to Education Regardless of Immigration Status
…discrimination and harassment. In addition to the various applicable state and federal laws, in the case Plyler v. Doe, the U.S. Supreme Court held that public elementary and secondary schools…
Attleboro youngsters prepare for school with local/state program
…Attleboro YMCA joined forces with the state Department of Early Education and Care and United Way of Massachusetts Bay to expand and enhance summer programs for youngsters. As families prepared…