Students and educators from seven Pioneer Valley school districts are going to Boston on Feb. 28 to ask state lawmakers to increase funding for rural schools. The students were supposed…
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Reunion Center in Easthampton launches new mentoring program for middle schoolers
EASTHAMPTON, MA – On a recent rainy Monday, The Reunion Center, an alternative education program on Pine Street, was a hub of after-school activity. Pairs of students huddled in front…
State Legislators and School District Superintendents Gather to Discuss School Funding
…discussions. The focus during the morning included the challenges for towns in supporting educational costs, Foundation Budget changes, inadequate coverage of increasing education cost areas like transportation and special education,…
STCC awarded grant to help close achievement gaps
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Springfield Technical Community College has received a $75,000 Massachusetts Higher Education Innovation Fund grant from the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education. The grant will support professional development for…
Albert Johnson-Mussad Ph.D.
…licensed educators in instructional leadership; English learner education; world language and bilingual education; adolescent literacy education; improving outcomes for students in poverty; and social-emotional learning. In addition to professional development,…
Teaching disability history in schools is ‘long overdue,’ advocates say
…to the creation of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the landmark legislation which barred discrimination in public places and ensured equal access to transportation, education and employment. “I was in…
André Morgan
…directed key reform initiatives and areas in the education sector, including: Service Learning Communities, School Culture, Turnaround Partnerships, Career and Technical Education, and Online Education. Dr. Morgan holds a Doctor…
DYS Education Partners With Berklee Online
Through a new initiative that has been years in the making, Berklee College of Music is offering music scholarships to students like Mekhi, a student at a program operated by…
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…
New Professional Learning Communities coming this fall to CES
…dynamic and relevant digital learning opportunities with students. Darnell Thigpen Williams is an Associate Director of DYS Professional Development, DYS Education Initiative at CES, with 20 years of urban education…