…community members to identify, evaluate and select a model for a redesigned high school experience by 2019. The project work will be completed with the support of longstanding partnerships between…
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Due to coronavirus pandemic, Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education looks to waive MCAS testing requirements for certain students
State education officials are looking to waive certain high school testing requirements for many students in Massachusetts due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Massachusetts Board of Elementary and…
State’s education secretary gets an earful from educators, politicians in Northampton stop
…local lawmakers including Reps. Natalie Blais and Mindy Domb and Jennifer Puckering, District Director for Sen. Jacob Oliveira. Presentations at the session by superintendents of districts across Hampshire and Franklin…
State’s new rural policy commission meets in Greenfield
…commission, 12 of whose members were appointed by the governor, grew out of a study related to issues found in rural communities, where 829,000 residents — 12.5 percent of the…
The Amherst regional school consolidation question
…demographic trends, an increasing number of the district’s students select vocational placements. The member towns of Amherst, Pelham, Leverett and Shutesbury have been considering all options in dealing with these…
CES Conference Explores How Technology Can Help Students Learn
…from 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Over 200 educators, technology specialists, and administrators from Pioneer Valley schools attended the event. As advanced technologies transform nearly every industry, competency with these…
Baker-Polito Administration, WGBH and Special Guests to Celebrate the Massachusetts High School Class of 2020 with a Virtual Commencement Ceremony
…schools across the Commonwealth, to be aired in a special broadcast at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 9. Massachusetts Commencement 2020 will feature congratulatory remarks from Jason and Devin McCourty…
Practical Guide to Massachusetts Special Education Regulations
Home E Search query for: blog blog 2015 03 12 connecticut valley superintendents roundtable hosts massachusetts legislators ct river in snow ( Page 23 ) Announcing A Practical Guide to…
Charter school debate looms over raising state caps
…Voters of Massachusetts is doing research of its own on the subject. The nonpartisan organization will likely take about a year to research its position on charter schools, Nancy Polan…
Career Skills Workshop at the Amherst Survival Center
AMHERST, MA – On the evening of Thursday, June 18, 2015, area high school students and adult members of the community joined staff from the Amherst Survival Center to listen…