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…
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Massachusetts Migrant Education Program provides support across the Commonwealth
…students that aligned well with the MMEP work, and it was the plan to build collaborations between the MMEP and other CES programs, such as the Early Childhood Programs and…
State education secretary takes to airwaves with a message: make school attendance ‘a priority’
…including stable housing. And indeed, among the 59 Massachusetts schools and districts where 30% or more of students were chronically absent last year, all but seven enroll majority low-income students….
Franklin Tech to open nursing simulation lab next school year
…school still expects to have the lab available at some point during the next school year. The high-tech nursing lab will expand on Franklin Tech’s existing health technology program, and…
Gauging the need
AMHERST, MA – The Health Department commissioned the regional Healthy Hampshire program of the Collaborative for Educational Services to get data that highlights the needs for the 2,000 or so…
Due to coronavirus pandemic, Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education looks to waive MCAS testing requirements for certain students
…classes of 2021, 2022 and 2023. The determination requires that students pass one high school science and technology/engineering Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System test to graduate. Many students take the test…
10th Annual Share Your Art, Share Your Voice
…youth creativity and resilience,” said Secretary of Health and Human Services Kate Walsh. “It’s inspiring to see the results of young people’s creativity and hard work from the past year,…
Senate panel rejects Trump’s proposed federal education cuts
…derails the administration’s goal of directing federal dollars toward promoting and expanding school choice and private school vouchers. The 29 to 2 vote on the Labor, Health and Human Services…
‘A really big part of our lives’: State commits $15.5M to early education and care programs
…health of our families is crucial to our local community,” Budine said. While the state is supporting this with an $83,789 grant, $14,000 is also being provided by Union 28…
Now available: Transforming the Workforce for Children Birth Through Age 8: A Unifying Foundation
…these children’s health, development, and learning. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) and National Research Council (NRC) were commissioned to explore the implications of the science of child development for the…