…with all its hard things. It’s just inspiring.” – Noël Kesselheim, OTR/L Learn more about what inspires our team in the Collaborative for Educational Services 2015 Annual Highlights report, www.collaborative.org/sites/default/files/CES-2015-AnnHighlightsRept.pdf…
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DYS Statewide Youth Showcase 3rd Annual Event is a big success!
…2015 DYS Statewide event also featured display tables of its programs and community partnerships where guests met and spoke with the youth artists, learned more about the various services, and…
Orange pushing ahead for more state school aid
…entire state, Chapter 70 is underfunded,” Reinig said, adding that a 2015 study from the state’s Foundation Budget Review Commission showed schools statewide were underfunded by more than $1 billion….
Report: High demand but high cost for voc-tech programs
The Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center, in a paper titled “Skills For Our Future,” reported that while a career, vocational and technical education (CVTE) costs about $5,000 per pupil more…
No Child Left Behind getting makeover
…to state control over school accountability and student testing. The Senate on Wednesday voted 85-12 to approve legislation rewriting the landmark No Child Left Behind education law of 2002, now…
Orange: state shortchanges its SPED funding by $3.5 million
…putting together its proposal for the next budget year, which starts July 1. As always, education will take up a large portion of the town’s budget. This year it’s 55…
Rural schools to push for millions more in state aid
…aid in the coming budget. They also directed Coalition Chairman Michael Buoniconti to work with state Sen. Stan Rosenberg to put the school aid request before the Legislature in the…
Northampton School officials approve elementary school revamp
…approved Superintendent John Provost’s budget plan, which reduces educational support positions, adds special education teachers and moves students receiving special education services into the mainstream. The approved budget for the…
Easthampton chooses LeClair for superintendent
EASTHAMPTON — The choice came down to taking a risk on passion or going with a proven track record ready to hit the ground running as the Easthampton School Committee…
Students focus on peers’ struggles: Getting to Y pilot program at Easthampton High seeks to address concerns raised in health survey
…risk and protective factors, such as access, risk perceptions, parent disapproval and social support. The survey also assesses key demographic information. For the Getting to Y team, SPIFFY provided data…