…experts advocated both at the state and local levels for sufficient funding for rural public school districts and championed opting out of state “high-stakes testing,” at an event hosted by…
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State grant program aims to promote health in rural areas
…long-standing issue around transportation and food distribution in the Hilltowns,” said Sarah Bankert, program manager of Healthy Hampshire at the Collaborative for Educational Services in Northampton. Bankert said residents in…
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Poverty, segregation persist in U.S. schools, report says
…Commission on Civil Rights. The commission said inequities are caused by the fact that schools are most funded with state and local tax dollars. More than 92 percent of funding…
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State education formula out of whack, Commission: Health insurance, special ed underfunded
…components,” Peisch said. “With sufficient funding for these areas, millions of dollars across the commonwealth will be freed up to spend on the kinds of things that we know students…
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…Earl Batchelder was already testifying about it at the state hearings on Telecommunications in Education. Batchelder said at the time, “With all of the attention that has been given to…
Springfield Treatment Center wins first place in nationwide read-a-thon for students residing in juvenile justice facilities.
…series of prompts. Teachers submitted the reviews to CEEAS to be posted on the Unbound book review blog. More than 2,000 students participated in the read-a-thon. Brian Barrett, Teaching Coordinator…
Superintendents join to express sorrow and outrage
…Interim Superintendent, Mohawk Trail/Hawlemont Regional Schools, Shelburne Falls, MA Jonathan Scagel, Superintendent, Pioneer Valley Regional Schools, Northfield, MA Tari Thomas, Superintendent, R.C. Mahar Regional Schools/Orange Public Schools, Orange, MA Elizabeth…
Buckland-Shelburne Elementary climbs from a ‘lowest-’ to a ‘highest-performing’ school
…it was among the lowest-performing 20 percent of schools and districts. That’s when the Mohawk Trail Regional School District sought help from a state agency known as “DSAC,” (District and…