…nationally. Scores for their peers in wealthier schools, who have historically performed in the 71st percentile, declined by just seven points, leaving them in the 64th percentile, well above the…
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Area lawmakers active in crafting landmark education bill
…time so that means western Massachusetts is going to be heard for a long time. Domb herself sponsored a successful amendment that ensures that charter schools are submitting the same…
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…
CES Executive Director Gazda on WHMP Afternoon Buzz podcast with Sheryl Stanton and Buz Eisenberg.
…24th. You can listen to the podcast here at this link. Gazda and Stanton discussed the evolving academic year, school district budgets and ESSER funding for schools, and health and…
State Senate OKs rural school aid for county districts
…to establish Rural School Aid, adding $1.5 million in aid to rural schools. “Rural schools face significant and unique fiscal challenges due to population decline, density and ability to pay,”…
Massachusetts DESE Responds to USED Request for Certification
…states that Massachusetts has previously certified compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act and those certifications remain in effect. Massachusetts is home to the best K-12 schools in…
Four interim school administrators named in Easthampton, including Kevin Burke at high school
EASTHAMPTON, MA – Superintendent Nancy Follansbee has appointed four interim administrators for the city’s schools, including an interim principal for the high school. Easthampton High School assistant principal Kevin Burke…
The Amherst regional school consolidation question
…issues, including the possibility of consolidating the Regional Middle and High Schools into a single building. The district has begun to explore both the financial efficiencies and the potential educational…
Northfield Elementary named National Blue Ribbon School
Northfield Elementary School was one of 325 schools recognized by Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona as a 2021 National Blue Ribbon School. The award is based on a school’s overall…
Holliston’s Jackson named Massachusetts Superintendent of the Year
…of Northborough-Southborough Public Schools, according to the announcement describing his award. For 33 years, the AASA has recognized one superintendent in each of the 50 states who has displayed exceptional…