HOLYOKE, MA – During its second-to-last meeting, the Holyoke Public Schools local stakeholders group discussed a five-page list of recommendations to the receiver. The local stakeholders group is a short-term…
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New program lets schools compete for increased funding
…public schools to compete for additional state funding. The proposal is backed by mayors and leaders in business and education. They’re asking the state for $75 million so under-performing schools…
From “flat Earth” to climate change denial, kids are deluged with fake science. Now teachers are fighting back
…on the video-sharing platform has made her job teaching science more difficult — and more important. Since its launch in 2005, YouTube has amassed an audience of over 2 billion…
CES Instructor Danielle Maco earns BreakFree Educator Badge
As a Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) Instructor at the Massachusetts Department of Youth Services’ RFK Girls Treatment facility, Danielle Maco had been using components of the monthly BreakFree Education…
Art Inspires at HEC Academy
…of a year’s work, the mural represented a project that the HEC Academy community of student artists are very proud of. Adid Roman is the school’s Art Therapist. HEC Academy…
GusNIP Produce Prescription Program boosts healthy food availability and support for local residents
…the foods locally that support better health. A lot has been accomplished. In 2019, the Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) and 10 other partner organizations, including the Hilltown Community Health…
Money for vet program proposed in Tech budget
…new vocational- technical program for students in the district’s 19 member towns. “If approved for the new program, FCTS will be accepting freshman students for the fall of 2019 into…
Mohawk Trail Regional School receives $375,000 Mass IDEAS Implementation Grant
…Grant. In 2019, MTRS was awarded the 16-month long planning grant to gather valuable student, staff, and community input. This data, and the work completed throughout the planning grant period,…
Due to coronavirus pandemic, Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education looks to waive MCAS testing requirements for certain students
…classes of 2021, 2022 and 2023. The determination requires that students pass one high school science and technology/engineering Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System test to graduate. Many students take the test…