…outlined as part of the study were greater population growth between 2000 and 2015 — 6.3 percent, compared to 4.9 statewide growth overall, a population that’s aging more quickly that…
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Now available: Transforming the Workforce for Children Birth Through Age 8: A Unifying Foundation
Available from the Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council – April 1, 2015 Children are already learning at birth, and they develop and learn at a rapid pace…
Elementary Secondary Education Act Reauthorization news from AESA
…the No Child Left Behind Act, the current version of ESEA. The link to the spreadsheet can be found at the following link AASA ESEA 2015 Side by Side 040915…
Follansbee announces retirement as Easthampton school superintendent
…June 30, 2016. The School Committee voted in October 2015 to offer a one-year rollover. The committee voted to extend the contract for another year in June 2016, as well…
Survey of Parents of Children with Special Needs
…2015, parents can access the survey at www.surveygizmo.com/s3/1951903/Parent-Involvement-Survey/. It is available in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Haitian-Creole and Vietnamese. The survey is a complement to the family engagement activities and surveys…
Mahar, Orange, Petersham school committees OK online assignment ‘Blizzard Bags’
…Technology study that indicates such courses are considered equally as effective as those taught in a traditional classroom. Thomas also says time away from school can take a toll. There…
Governor Baker Grants $5 Million for Regional School Transportation Funding
…systems throughout the Commonwealth. The Baker-Polito administration made the appropriation through a supplemental allotment to the RTR Fund for Fiscal Year 2015. “Our communities depend on local aid for transportation…
Blended Learning Issue Brief released and available for download
NORTHAMPTON, MA – An Issue Brief, ‘Connecting to Possibilities: Integrating Technology in Juvenile Justice Education’ is available for free download from the Collaborative for Educational Services (CES). Focusing on the…
Collaborative for Educational Services honors Board of Governors Chair Lisa Minnick
…and children in the Massachusetts K-12 school system statewide. Ms. Minnick will be stepping down from the Northampton school board by the end of 2015. She will remain a member…
UMass Amherst receives $4.4 million grant to train students in cybersecurity
…of Information and Computer Science’s Brian Levine, has received the five-year grant to continue the institute’s participation in the CyberCorps program, which began in 2015. The grant will support approximately…