…because in some cases they can allow families to use public funding for private schools. Critics say choice plans undermine public education, are often underregulated and can amount to profiteering….
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Governor Baker outlines plans for local aid increases
…proposed increase in unrestricted aid, which pays for non-education local services such as public safety, matches the 3.9 percent rate of growth projected for state tax revenues. The $91 million…
State board rejects Hadley Chinese charter school expansion
…school. Morris also presented statistics showing that the demographics indicate the charter school is not meeting its mission, with PVCICS having fewer low-income students and English language learners than Amherst…
Governor Baker boosts funding for early education
…as the demands of the job have inched up over the years, as policy makers increasingly came to view early education as the foundation of a student’s success. The average…
Casey Daigle
…Google tools to emerging AI, Casey designs hands-on, flexible PD that meets learners where they are—always with a spirit of experimentation and deep respect for their practice. She works with…
Gill-Montague school district gears up for another school year
…shiny new Chromebooks. “This increase in technology will allow teachers, especially in ELA and social studies, to have students work collaboratively on research projects and writing assignments,” Sullivan said. In…
CES Instructor Danielle Maco earns BreakFree Educator Badge
…students. Many such programs are collaborative, giving students a level of comfort to keep going, as well as a chance to deepen their team building skills. Maco noted that students…
Granby offers superintendent’s job to Agawam High School Principal Steven Lemanski
…Committee member Jennifer Curran. She also said she was impressed that Lemanski was the only one of the final candidates to mention his concern for special needs students during the…
It Was Hard This Year to Keep Politics Out of High School Yearbooks
A high school yearbook is a keepsake. Like an Instagram filter, it’s meant to bathe recent memories in the warm, soft-focus glow of nostalgia. As an object, it evokes affection…
Cheers for one-by-one Easthampton High commencement
…see the goods, so to speak.” Of the 117 graduates in this year’s class, almost all chose to participate in the ceremony. The socially distant, one-at-a-time commencement ceremony was designed…