In September of 2023, the state’s first updated health and physical education guidelines in nearly 25 years were approved by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and are designed…
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Gov. Baker agrees to major spending increase in his final budget
Signing his eighth and final budget as the state’s chief executive, Gov. Charlie Baker on Thursday agreed to a major increase in state spending as he approved the vast majority…
Two finalists for Collaborative for Educational Services executive director to interview Wednesday
…South Hadley elementary school, Minnick said. “It was a very small agency in providing special education services and a little vocational education to schools in the area,” she added. In…
State hopes to hire new education czar by end of the year
…a candidate by the end of the year. Commissioner Mitchell Chester — who had been the longest-serving chief state school officer in the country — died in June at the…
Mass. Center for Civic Education promotes engaged citizenship among students
…by the National Bicentennial Commission for the U.S. Constitution, chaired by former Chief Justice Warren Burger. Since the project was launched, it has been used in over 200 Massachusetts schools….
Distance Learning infrastructure project funded by USDA Rural Development
…learning programs for student who are challenged by traditional settings. The field sites across the two states work to improve their school services, instruction and schoolwide achievement. “Education is the…
Greenfield teacher wins national award for sharing personal story
…aloud in the Newton School gymnasium — written not by a current fifth grader but by a Newton School teacher about when she was in fifth grade. “I was switching…
DYS Education Partners With Berklee Online
…music courses that are taught remotely by Berklee professors. The majority of the partnerships are in Massachusetts through DYS, with additional partnerships in California, Texas, and Missouri. Michael Moyes, Chief…
Governor Baker outlines plans for local aid increases
…least $20 per pupil to all of the state’s 322 school districts. Chapter 70 aid and local property taxes are the chief sources of funding for K-12 education in Massachusetts….
Feds Approve Release Of $611 Mil For Massachusetts Schools
Federal education officials have approved the state’s Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) plan and distributed $611.3 million in funds to Massachusetts to help safely reopen schools and address…