WASHINGTON, DC — Congress on Wednesday moved to substantially scale back the federal government’s role in education, particularly the use of high-stakes standardized testing to punish schools, in the first…
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Equity & Inclusion Assessment
…Academic assessments Demographics Student performance Curriculum reviews Policy & culture reviews Surveys of students, caregivers, and staff Listening sessions Ethnographies Classroom scans Student-led community walks Listening sessions with Students, Faculty…
Community Foundation Grants given
…student trauma such as teen suicide, which is more prevalent here than for the state as a whole, says CSO Chief Executive Office Karin Jeffers. The grant, focused on high…
GHS students participating in Community Service Learning Day
…toiletries and snacks; create holiday decorations for local families; cook holiday treats; make cards with seniors at the Senior Center; and provide custodial services within the schools and community. All…
Alison Noyes
…fieldwork in east and central Africa. She has worked on acurriculum to engage students using theater arts techniques, and developed projects incorporating local and site-based history resources into teachers’ classrooms….
They ‘get back up’: Mount Tom Academy graduates 7 students
…Collaborative for Educational Services in Northampton, has partnered with Holyoke Community College since 1999 to serve students who have been unsuccessful in a traditional school setting. Students learn at their…
Gazda visit to RISE program in Springfield
This week CES Executive Director, Todd Gazda, had the opportunity to visit the RISE program in Springfield. This is part of Dr. Gazda’s commitment to visit DYS and SEIS programs…
South Hadley names Bonneville interim schools chief
…budget shortfall. Earlier this month, the School Committee unanimously selected Bonneville as the district’s acting superintendent following the sudden retirement of former Superintendent Nicholas Young, who announced on Nov. 26…
Dana Kadish
…thinker and natural mentor, Dana supports leaders and educators in small independent schools, preschools, and childcare settings. She is skilled at developing high-quality curriculum, strengthening organizational culture, and helping school…
Mount Tom Academy awards diplomas to eleven
…Todd Gazda, sharing a quote from Emerson, told the students that “what is inside you is more powerful than any external circumstances,” and that their potential was “limitless”. Student speaker…