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Gazda named as new Executive Director
…situated to provide support and guidance for its member districts and educational institutions across the state that will be critically important at this time of change for education. The students…
Moilanen named 2016 Local PBS LearningMedia Digital Innovator
…Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) educators working in the Massachusetts Department of Youth Services (DYS) Education Initiative that participated in 2014 and thereafter as fellows in the Center for Educational…
Scholar and Common Core critic Yong Zhao says schools need to rethink use of classroom technology
…Massachusetts, have adopted to ensure that students who graduate from high school are ready for college and careers. Zhao said Common Core standards, and tests used to measure whether students…
Safe and Supportive Schools for All
…ensure the safety of, and respect for, all students. On the one hand, we strive to honor the many students in Franklin and Hampshire counties who are responding to the…
New Resource on AI Literacy for Educators
…Emerging Educational Practices at the Collaborative for Educational Services, led by Dr. Rebecca Mazur. That team was guided by DESE’s AI Task Force, DESE’s Office of Educational Technology, led by…
Despite Claims, PVCICS is Not a Model of Integrated K-12 Public Education
…One important subgroup are students identified by the Commonwealth as economically disadvantaged based upon their participation in state-administered programs like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) or MassHealth (Medicaid). Seventy-nine…
Workforce Development
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Technology in Education
Home E Search query for: blog blog 2015 07 08 expanding the presidential scholars program to honor students in career and technical education presidential scholars ( Page 15 ) Positive…
High Court Argument to Center on Level of Benefits for Special Education
…individualized education program created for him by the Douglas County district did not offer him an educational benefit. The 66,000-student school district argued—and several courts agreed—that the district’s educational program…