…been so successful, that this Spring Cheney was named a Summit Learning Fellow. Summit Learning is a national network of public schools. The program itself operates 11 public schools (The…
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Comerford secures $1M for Franklin, Hampshire county projects
…nonprofit’s work in Northampton Public Schools; $275,000 for repairs to fire damage incurred at Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School in Northampton; and $100,000 for Baystate Franklin Medical Center’s family…
Local Coalitions to Urban Outfitters: “Not far enough”
…they had used alcohol in the past 30 days – percentages that are significantly higher than national rates (ii). For more information, please visit www.spiffycoalition.org Six coalitions in Western Massachusetts…
Elementary IEP Team Leader Community of Practice
…about current priorities and best practices for IEP and 504 team leaders in Massachusetts. The Educational Team Leader Community of Practice will meet via Zoom once each month for 1…
Educators rising to remote learning challenges
Schools across the state, country and the globe are closed amid the coronavirus pandemic. Here in Massachusetts, schools are slated to reopen at the beginning of May, the state is…
An Epidemic Far Worse Than Coronavirus
…lost sleep. But I have not lost hope. Genesis Rios is a fifth-grader at Sheffield Elementary School. She lives in Turners Falls, Massachusetts. A version of this commentary first appeared…
CES wins $60,000 federal grant to bring arts into DYS classrooms
…Massachusetts Department of Youth Services (DYS). The Artists in Juvenile Justice Initiative will bring performance, digital media, and visual arts to DYS classrooms around the state. “We are thrilled to…
National Endowment for the Arts award will support local arts integration program for girls in the juvenile justice system
…couldn’t be more thrilled with this grant award and the opportunities it will bring to the young women in our schools to cultivate their ideas, identity and learn to speak…
MCAS Requirement Waived for Mass. Students This Spring
Students in Massachusetts won’t have to take the MCAS exams this spring, amid school closures across the state due to the coronavirus outbreak. Gov. Charlie Baker signed the law that…
504 Coordinators Community of Practice
…about current priorities and best practices for IEP and 504 team leaders in Massachusetts. The 504 Coordinators Community of Practice will meet via Zoom once each month for 1 hour…