…release from the U.S. Education Department. We understand that local education agencies also received the certification message. Today, Massachusetts sent this letter to the U.S. Education Department in response. It…
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CES After School Program celebrates twenty years
…from 13 students up to 27 students. The Greenfield High School 21st CCLC program, the ‘Green Room’ was recently awarded DESE’s SPED 245 grant to enhance services for students on…
Follow 15 of America’s teachers on a day of frustrations, pressures and hard-earned victories
…10 students are proficient in reading and math. That may be explained by the fact that 87 percent of the students are poor and one in five have a diagnosed…
State education formula out of whack, Commission: Health insurance, special ed underfunded
…underestimates the cost of educating the state’s students by at least $1 billion per year. “Districts today are really laboring under a formula and laboring under assumptions that are incorrect,…
Literacy Learning for Younger Children
…skills, shared reading, guided reading, independent reading, and word study. Students are expected to effectively implement each of these elements in a typical classroom study with a theoretical understanding of…
Massachusetts Senate passes Breakfast After the Bell legislation
BOSTON (WWLP) – Several schools in the western part of the state already offer what is known as the Breakfast After the Bell program, which makes sure students aren’t hungry…
Graduating During the Pandemic
…classes celebrated their final year in the district. Across the county, schools have found alternative ways to celebrate their seniors, from virtual commencements to delayed graduation ceremonies at locations that…
On early ed, let’s not lose ground
…become strong readers and increase high school graduation rates. Additional resources will support these statewide goals, particularly in lower income communities in which school budgets are more dependent on state…
Jeff Riley Will Be Massachusetts’ New Education Commissioner
…increases in graduation rates and some test scores. But Board of Elementary and Secondary Education chair Paul Sagan cited intangibles as he declared his support for Riley. The various camps…
ONLINE: Accessing Inquiry for Students with Disabilities through Primary Sources
…authentic sources, important ideas, and compelling stories also offer tools for differentiation and a vital means to motivate students. This fully-online graduate course supports content and instruction for teachers of…