…with the Holyoke Public Schools in securing grant funding for the CONNECTIONS program as well as the robotics laboratory. According to Dean CONNECTIONS program director, Stacey Funston, CONNECTIONS started about…
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State education secretary takes to airwaves with a message: make school attendance ‘a priority’
…the latest sign that state education officials are trying to curb elevated rates of absenteeism — a stubborn legacy of the pandemic. They’ve dedicated $4 million in funding to help…
STCC awarded grant to help close achievement gaps
…said the funding will help advance the college’s mission to support students as they transform their lives. “I am very excited to gather faculty, lead them in training on techniques…
Stretched too thin: Rural school districts go on the offensive for legislative help
…push for these changes to Chapter 70 state education funding on behalf of rural schools. Across the state, enrollment in rural schools decreased by 14 percent between 2008 and 2017,…
GusNIP Produce Prescription Program boosts healthy food availability and support for local residents
…The funding would “provide opportunities for residents experiencing food insecurity to assume leadership positions as part of this new council,” according to Marquis. The Hampshire County Food Policy Council, was…
CES moves ISTE Educator Certification Online, Offering Educators Flexibility as They Prepare for Sustained Digital Teaching
…helps educators design effective learning with technology. To help educators develop these critical competencies, states and districts may support the program with funding from Titles II-A and IV-A of the…
Voc-Tech investments pair needs of students, industry
BOSTON – Lawmakers, a former top Baker administration and city manager, and a one-time lieutenant governor joined advocates Monday to call for an increase in funding for vocational-technical education and…
Statement from U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona on New Nation’s Report Card on History and Civics Education
…not the time for politicians to try to extract double-digit cuts to education funding, nor is it the time to limit what students learn in U.S. history and civics classes….
Education secretary hears about rural school challenges
…and the district’s needs. The conversation then opened up to all in attendance, where state Rep. Susannah Whipps, I-Athol, spoke about how the state’s funding formula can sometimes leave rural…
School officials, students advocate for more rural aid during ‘critical’ legislative session
…major funding increase of at least $60 million that was recommended by the Special Commission on Rural School Districts. The 26-person group, which also included five officials from the Gateway Regional School…