…education policy. As a result, the powerful influence of nationally funded assessments and the Common Core State Standards may be reduced. However, the devolution of decision-making power to local or…
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Obama Education Rules Are Swept Aside by Congress
…and said they could subvert ESSA’s intent of re-establishing local control over education and decreasing the emphasis on testing. Last month, the House of Representatives overturned a broad swath of…
Community Planning
Home E Search query for: blog blog 2017 05 17 experts discuss state of local education at gcc gcc ( Page 18 ) Community Planning: Working with Stakeholders We work…
Local communities celebrate the Week of the Young Child
…and care. Brain Building in Progress Week is organized by the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care, as well as funders and providers throughout the state. Barbara Finlayson said…
Report: High demand but high cost for voc-tech programs
…Massachusetts serve about 48,000 students, equal to roughly 17 percent of the statewide high school enrollment, MassBudget said. CVTE enrollment has climbed about 14 percent in the last decade, from…
Healthy Hampshire’s Sarah Bankert interviewed for “Local Hero Spotlight” series on WRSI
Healthy Hampshire’s Sarah Bankert was interviewed by WRSI’s Monte Belmonte and Phil Korman for the Local Hero Spotlight on February 29th. Bankert shared details about Healthy Hampshire’s work with the…
Whately teacher selected for Global Learning Fellowship
…educators across the nation and the world through open-source platforms,” a press release from the non-profit says. Anderson, a special education teacher, was selected from among 400 other public educators…
Orange Teacher Receives National Recognition
Kathleen Koonz, a fifthgrade special education teacher from the Dexter Park Innovation School in Orange, has been selected as an National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Scholar to attend one…
Relationships as the Center of Learning
…By Collaborative for Educational Services, a non-profit educational agency committed to reaching and educating learners of all ages. Find out more by visiting https://www.collaborative.org/ Credits Music from #Uppbeat (free for…
CES Early Childhood Team Begins Nurturing Caring Kids Program
Northampton, MA — The Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) in Northampton, MA has announced that their Early Childhood team is beginning work on the new CES Nurturing Caring Kids Program,…