Together, we will explore what “Risky Play” entails and why it is a crucial aspect of positive growth and development. Discussion will illustrate the clear distinction between safely exploring risk…
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9th Annual Safe and Healthy Schools Summit: Supporting Schools in Seeking Racial Healing in Polarizing Times
A conference to help Grades K-12 administrators, teachers, para-educators, school counselors, nurses, resource officers and others strengthen skills to better address racism and racial equity in schools, navigate difficult or…
$1M to fight youth opioid addiction
…form the Young Adult Empowerment Collaborative of Western Massachusetts. Around here this includes: Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, the Opioid Task Force of Franklin County and the North Quabbin Region, Franklin…
Afterschool and Out-of-School Programs Woefully Underfunded
…Council: A Report on the Importance of Afterschool and Summer Learning, the Council recommends finding new funding streams to increase investment in quality programs and staff – including tapping revenue…
Policy, Politics, and Curriculum
…is not developed in a vacuum—it is shaped by state and federal policy and mandates, school committee priorities and resources, educational research, and the involvement and capacity of the teachers….
Title IX – US Department of Education issues policy letter
The US Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights recently issued a policy letter to public school districts reminding administrators of their obligation to designate at least one individual to…
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…
Springfield Treatment Center wins first place in nationwide read-a-thon for students residing in juvenile justice facilities.
…series of prompts. Teachers submitted the reviews to CEEAS to be posted on the Unbound book review blog. More than 2,000 students participated in the read-a-thon. Brian Barrett, Teaching Coordinator…
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…