…to learn about a topic of priority concern for elementary school principals. The Elementary School Principal Community of Practice will gather virtually once each month for 90 minutes. Participants who…
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Buckland-Shelburne Elementary School welcomes new vice principal
When students at Buckland-Shelburne Elementary School arrived for the start of the academic year this month, a new face was there to greet them. New Vice Principal Joseph Moynihan took…
Despite Claims, PVCICS is Not a Model of Integrated K-12 Public Education
…42% average for the surrounding communities (via DESE’s Comparison Index). Only 16% of students at PVCICS are economically disadvantaged. 16%! How can Mr. Alcorn claim that PVCICS is a “model…
Creativity and Networks in Special Education
Listen on Spotify In this Episode Today’s episode features the thoughts and expertise of Laurel Peltier, Curriculum and Instruction Specialist. Laurel shares about her personal experiences with Special Education in…
Dozens of lawmakers asking for education aid increase beyond Baker budget proposal
More than one-third of lawmakers have requested that House and Senate leaders increase by more than $20 million local education aid beyond what had been proposed by Gov. Charlie Baker…
Mahar students learn a new way to communicate: sign language
…16, were talking entirely using American Sign Language. None of them are deaf, but their tutor, who sat across from them, is. Ralph C. Mahar Regional School students Cadence Spencer,…
Local schools to form rural association
DEERFIELD — About 16 western Massachusetts school superintendents and others agreed Monday morning to start a “Massachusetts Association of Rural Schools” to address common issues faced by sprawling rural school…
$23 Billion Funding Gap Exists Between White and Nonwhite School Districts, Report Finds
…wealthy communities benefits the few at the detriment of the many,” the report said. The report, which looked at state and local funding for school districts in the 2015-16 school…
Mass. Schools Get More Money In The Latest Budget. A Lot More Is Likely On The Way
…in what officials then called the largest one-year hike in the last two decades. A commission that reviewed the school funding formula in 2015 concluded it underfunds public education by…
State Pre-K Funding 2016-17 Fiscal Year: Trends and opportunities
…increased funding levels for pre-K programs. Overall, state funding has increased by nearly $480 million or 6.8 percent since 2015-16. Additionally, since Education Commission of the States began producing this…