President Obama signed an Executive Order expanding the United States Presidential Scholars program to establish a new category of outstanding scholars in career and technical education (CTE). The announcement of…
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Lawmakers Move to Limit Government’s Role in Education
WASHINGTON, DC — Congress on Wednesday moved to substantially scale back the federal government’s role in education, particularly the use of high-stakes standardized testing to punish schools, in the first…
Area lawmakers active in crafting landmark education bill
…have their fingerprints all over the legislation. The landmark compromise legislation is a significant overhaul of the state’s Chapter 70 education funding formula. It was largely based on the PROMISE…
PARCC test pros and cons debated at Massachusetts Board of Education hearing
…test during a public hearing Tuesday. The state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education held its fifth and last hearing to discuss the proposed switch from public schools using the…
Staff shortages ‘adding a layer of stress’ at area school districts
…Union 73 school districts, said she is in need of two long-term substitute positions, a special education teacher and a special education paraprofessional, as well as substitutes for teachers, nurses…
ISTE Expands Certification Program
…Midwest Education Technology Community (METC), Northwest Council for Computer Education (NCCE), New York State Association for Computers and Technologies in Education (NYSCATE) and Texas Computer Education Association (TCEA). To learn…
Lauren Grimard, OTR/L
Lauren Grimard has worked as a pediatric occupational therapist since 2021. She has experience providing services in private outpatient clinics specializing in sensory integration, as well as Early Intervention programs….
Sensory Motor Development in Young Children: Activities and Strategies that Help with Learning, Attention and Behavior
This course offers an overview of what healthy brain development means, and how parents, teachers, and child care providers can use specific activities and environments to challenge and build crucial…
$1M to fight youth opioid addiction
…adults are successful on their path to recovery. It’s still early to define how success of the grant will be measured, but McLaughlin offered that if there are increases in…
Tom Murphy
…develop indoor play equipment for pre-school centers. He has built and donated indoor playgrounds to the REACH Early Intervention Program in Amherst, MA, and The Care Center in Holyoke, MA….