…to be distributed to rural school districts. It examines enrollment, staffing, spending trends, local aid, school choice, and charter school tuitions to understand the challenges facing rural districts. The report…
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Mahar, Orange, Petersham school committees OK online assignment ‘Blizzard Bags’
…learning time” days the state requires in a school year. The Orange School Committee, Petersham School Committee and Mahar Regional School Committee have all opted to experiment with the idea…
Greenfield wins grant for free after-school programs
…staff who teach the programs as well as other costs for supplies and transportation. Greenfield already has after-school programs at Newton Elementary School, Greenfield Middle School and the Math and…
Two local school advocates tapped to lead state’s new Small and Rural Schools Committee
…co-chairs of the Massachusetts Association of School Committees’ (MASC) new Small and Rural Schools Committee. Martha Thurber, chair of the Mohawk Trail Regional School District School Committee, and Sunderland Elementary…
Teaching disability history in schools is ‘long overdue,’ advocates say
…chose Angelou. “And so in my experience, when I was in elementary school, middle school and high school, I feel like for me — me and Maya Angelou had a…
Building an Innovative Community for Special Education Team Leaders
…Schools, “We’ve created a whole network and we talk all the time about practice. It has lit a fire in terms of what I can do in my own school.”…
Special Ed Surrogate Parents
… Home E Search query for: blog blog tag massachusetts school building authority ( Page 8 ) Our Program The Special Education Surrogate Parent (SESP) Program is a statewide…
After School Office Hours give virtual support to students and families
Assistant Superintendent Vito Perrone and Superintendent Tim Connor, both in the West Springfield Public School District, were already aware of the creativity of CES After School Programs as CES staff …
Urban legislators don’t get the struggle to fund large, rural bus routes
…district is the largest geographically of any regional school district in Massachusetts and since the 2007-2008 school year, has lost $2.34 million in promised state transportation reimbursements, adding to the…
CROSS-CULTURAL BONDS Inside a French foreign exchange program at Hampshire Regional High School
…to learn that lunch in American schools is a fraction of the time. But in the eyes of Benard-Dende, school in the U.S. is more fun. “We learn, but we…