…students for two decades, suggests that specific social-emotional skills among young children can be powerful predictors for success later in life. “These are skills that probably portend their ability to…
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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…
U.S. education policy: Federal overreach or reaching for the wrong things?
…this trend include the emergence of large contributions from external donors to candidates in local school board elections, the increasing influence of private philanthropy on policy decisions and shifts in…
Schools Closed In Massachusetts Until At Least April 7th
…school districts were working to find alternative methods of learning for students while they are out. “We understand that many districts rely on school buildings for essential services outside of…
Seeking Connection, Not Othering
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Leave no child’s school district behind
…schools. While Kenen’s essay contributes to that public understanding, it does not fully address the central points that we were voicing — that charter schools disproportionately impact rural and small…
Two finalists for Collaborative for Educational Services executive director to interview Wednesday
…South Hadley elementary school, Minnick said. “It was a very small agency in providing special education services and a little vocational education to schools in the area,” she added. In…
Setting the Stage for Future Educators
…school districts and Fitchburg State University to develop capacity in districts to support English learners in their districts. CES’s main role in the project was to provide a subsidized pathway…
An Epidemic Far Worse Than Coronavirus
…lost sleep. But I have not lost hope. Genesis Rios is a fifth-grader at Sheffield Elementary School. She lives in Turners Falls, Massachusetts. A version of this commentary first appeared…
Area officials respond to governor’s order students won’t return to regular classrooms
…end of June was already written into the district’s memorandum of understanding with its staff, Sullivan said, so classes will continue as they have been. Superintendent Jordana Harper said students…