…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…
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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…
The Amherst regional school consolidation question
…This means providing students with multiple pathways to prosperity including vocational and technical licensure programs along with traditional and non-traditional pathways to higher education. As a public school system, we…
Assabet Valley Collaborative students make video to connect with Taylor Swift
MARLBORO, MA – The Assabet Valley Collaborative, which works with 15 school districts including Marlborough, Maynard, Grafton and Hudson Public Schools, is hoping that Taylor Swift will see the video…
Obama Education Rules Are Swept Aside by Congress
…crucial regulations associated with the Every Student Succeeds Act, one of President Barack Obama’s final legislative achievements. When Mr. Obama signed the act in December 2015, many Democrats and Republicans…