…on June 16th at the Paramount Center. The motivation for the investment in the arts came about because, as Peter Forbes, the Commissioner of the Department of Youth Services said,…
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Orientation to Reform to Equal Rights: K-12 Disability History Curriculum
…completion of written feedback. (Teachers from other states will get a letter documenting participation). PDPs will be rewarded after completion of curriculum pilot. Learn more about the new curriculum: https://www.emergingamerica.org/blog/new-mini-units-will-integrate-disability-history-across-k-12-curriculum…
Check Your Facts (easily)
…and can make the steps a little easier. Here are a few that we’re particularly pumped about. (You can read the full post on Google’s blog The Keyword.) The highly…
Playful Learning through Intentional Teaching
…positive impact on kindergarten teaching in her district. Here is the link to her recent post on the MESPA blog, Principals Supporting Principals: Play Ball! A Home Run for Kindergarten…
Gov. Baker agrees to major spending increase in his final budget
…The budget fully funds the ongoing implementation of the Student Opportunity Act school financing law and makes “record investments” in early education and child care, housing and homeownership, college financial…
State education secretary takes to airwaves with a message: make school attendance ‘a priority’
…school districts combat absenteeism across the commonwealth. Meanwhile, Jeff Riley, the state’s K-12 education commissioner, has proposed holding districts accountable if they fail to increase their rates of consistent attendance. As…
Mass. Early Educators Will Get A Raise After State Board Vote
Early educators are getting a raise after the Board of Early Education and Care voted Wednesday for a $20 million rate increase to be put toward improved programming and higher…
Johnson-Mussad brings experience and care to consulting work
…see – and serve – the whole student.” Dr. Johnson-Mussad Early on in Albert’s career, he was called upon to help teachers modify assignments, with instructional strategies, in a consultative…
Building Inclusive Communities
Home E Search query for: blog blog tag early education and care commissioner ( Page 11 ) Beginning in October 2017, CES collaborated with the MA Department of Early Education…
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…