…School Committee during Tuesday’s public comment session. Over the course of 90 minutes, administrators, students, parents and others spoke about racial and harassment incidents at the school. Others spoke about…
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‘You’re braver than you believe’ Smith Voc sends 122 grads out into world
…get so much more than a regular high school experience,” said salutatorian Marissa Mayhew. “We get life skills, trades, certifications and opportunities to design our own educational path.” Mayhew noted…
Due to coronavirus pandemic, Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education looks to waive MCAS testing requirements for certain students
…classes of 2021, 2022 and 2023. The determination requires that students pass one high school science and technology/engineering Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System test to graduate. Many students take the test…
Preschool playground at Crocker Farm Elementary School in Amherst officially opens
…the other half do not have special needs, who serve as “role models.” The playground is next to several preschool classrooms and features canopies, woodchip and rubber surfaces, stations for…
Bridging to Belonging: Working with Polarization in Schools PLC
…which shows up in our communities and schools. In this PLC, we frame and explore tensions across differences that are present in our schools as we seek to find ways…
Focus on Teaching Students in Poverty
…of Massachusetts DESE’s Leading Educational Access Project (LEAP) to improve outcomes for students in poverty. The work was a natural outgrowth of his deep focus on students at risk, and…
Education Dept. Reverses Plan to Cut Rural School Funding
…always sought to provide needed flexibility to states during transitions,” Ms. Morabito said. “This protects states and their students from financial harm for which they had not planned.” The department’s…
Isolda Ortega-Bustamante named as Development Director at CES
…for English Language Learners. She also oversaw the successful application for state funds to expand the district?s Full Service Community School reform model at three schools in Holyoke with the…
State grant program aims to promote health in rural areas
…and suburban areas, they may not be as useful in areas that lack larger populations with easy access to transportation. “We are trying to work on this at the systems…
Early Educators Chart a Path from Self-Care and Cultural Responsiveness To Professional Growth
Karen Reuter, deputy director at the Collaborative for Educational Services, remembers the moment when she knew its trainings for early childhood educators were taking hold. One of the workshop participants stopped…