…resources on teaching English Learners, integrated with the inquiry-based approaches underlying the Library of Congress, Massachusetts Framework, and National Council for the Social Studies standards for teaching social studies concepts…
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Staff shortages throughout K-12 education are taking a toll
…of these intersecting forces. This inability to fill vacant positions has a trickle down effect on all programming and services in our schools. When schools cannot find qualified candidates, it…
ONLINE: Accessing Inquiry for English Learners through Primary Sources
…resources on teaching English Learners, integrated with the inquiry-based approaches underlying the Library of Congress, Massachusetts Framework, and National Council for the Social Studies standards for teaching social studies concepts…
On early ed, let’s not lose ground
…drew our attention. We applaud Gov. Charlie Baker’s proposal to invest an additional $105 million in K-12 schools, and thank Senate President Stanley C. Rosenberg and all Massachusetts legislators who…
Community Foundation Grants given
…Massachusetts. CSO’s $45,000 “Building Resilience by Creating Trauma Sensitive Schools” grant will be used to help schools around Franklin County plan training and policy review that helps sensitize them to…
Focus on Teaching Students in Poverty
…reflected on how presenting this content outside Massachusetts helps our Massachusetts educators and districts: “As I teach other groups, and tailor the content to their specific regional needs, I’m finding…
Starting Strong Summit convenes early childhood leaders and stakeholders from across the Commonwealth
Worcester, MA — Key stakeholders from around the state, including early childhood and elementary educators, researchers, advocates, mental health and health providers, and educational policy experts; representatives from the Massachusetts…
Unjammed: Using Technology to Transform Teaching and Learning in the Classroom
…including Massachusetts. While the project phase of the initiative will continue through the end of the 2014/15 school year, work happening as a result of the initiative is already generating…
How one Massachusetts town turned around early reading program
MALDEN, MA — When Carlos entered Kristen Reidy’s first-grade class at the Salemwood School in Malden, Mass., nearly five years ago, his reading scores put him in the “at risk”…
Bill S.261 would support literacy intervention programs in Massachusetts
…create a reimbursement system for school systems that implement literacy intervention programs for first graders who are determined to be at risk of falling behind their classmates in reading in…