…Secondary Education Commissioner Jeffrey C. Riley posted a memo ahead of the board’s Tuesday afternoon meeting in which he recommended modifying the “competency determination” for high school graduation for the…
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Williamstown Elementary, Mount Greylock Principals Named
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Faced with two strong contenders or a single principal position, the Mount Greylock Regional School District hired them both. Superintendent Kimberley Grady on Thursday afternoon announced she…
Frontier keeps adding opportunities
…school opened Wednesday for the 2016-2017 school year for the first time. Last year, the school offered a total of 11 advanced placement courses. According to a news release from…
Poverty, segregation persist in U.S. schools, report says
WASHINGTON — Too often, low-income, black and Latino students end up in schools with crumbling walls, old textbooks and unqualified teachers, according to a report released Thursday by the U.S….
What does observation-based formative assessment look like in practice?
Submitted by Stephanie Lyda, MKEA Regional Coordinator for the Southeast Region This 11-minute video shows kindergarten classrooms in North Carolina using observational formative assessment. With thoughtful comments by teachers, and…
The Amherst Mobile Market finishes first year, planning for the future
…and implement a mobile market model that was affordable, accessible, and worked toward sustainability, provided economic opportunity for community members, sourced food from local farms, and included culinary education. The…
Massachusetts to recommend modifying MCAS graduation requirements for Class of 2022
…8 and 10 until June 11, officials said on Thursday. The recommendations will have to be approved by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. If approved by the board,…
Kristen Smidy named Gateway Regional School District superintendent
HUNTINGTON — The Gateway Regional District School Committee has named Kristen Smidy, the principal of Hampshire Regional High School, as the district’s next superintendent. The committee voted 11-1 on Wednesday…
Elementary School Principal Community of Practice
…immersive PD sessions targeted to the needs of elementary school principals such as the fundamentals of early childhood education, literacy leadership, AI, legal issues, and more. Topics will be introduced…
Hinds and Blais say launch of Rural Schools Commission ‘a big win’ for region
…Education issued a report in 2018 on the fiscal conditions of rural schools across the state and found those schools pay more per student for teachers, aides and transportation. “There…