…education that, in addition to core academic work and credit recovery, encourages students to reflect on and explore what their lives might look like post graduation. Educators who have joined…
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Education Dept. Reverses Plan to Cut Rural School Funding
…faced cuts when the department abruptly began using eligibility requirements it had not enforced in 17 years. During a program review, the department discovered that schools had been receiving funding…
State Legislators and School District Superintendents Gather to Discuss School Funding
…offices at 97 Hawley Street in Northampton. Challenges Facing Education in Our Region provided the group an opportunity to discuss concerns, ideas and solutions about issues relating to funding education…
Baker-Polito Administration Awards More Than $32 Million to Expand Training Opportunities for High School Students and Adults Through Skills Capital and Career Technical Initiative Grant Funding
] LEXINGTON — The Baker-Polito Administration today awarded more than $32 million in grants to modernize equipment at career technical programs and expand training opportunities for young people and adults as part…
New program lets schools compete for increased funding
BOSTON, MA (WWLP) – A new initiative called “Building on What Works” hopes to be a competitive way to increase funding for public schools. The new proposal would allow under-performing…
Sunderland Elementary recognized for non-vehicular school transportation
SUNDERLAND — The state Department of Transportation recently recognized more than 140 partners of the Massachusetts Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Program, which encourages taking non-vehicular modes of transportation to…
Transition Planning and Services Training Series
…developed in response to participant needs and requests and shared 1 week prior to each month’s session. The intended outcomes of this training are to learn about best practices, current…
State Pre-K Funding 2016-17 Fiscal Year: Trends and opportunities
…increased funding levels for pre-K programs. Overall, state funding has increased by nearly $480 million or 6.8 percent since 2015-16. Additionally, since Education Commission of the States began producing this…
Orange: state shortchanges its SPED funding by $3.5 million
…member Kathy Reinig, the Chapter 70 formula uses an “assumed percentage” to calculate how much state aid districts should get for special education. The state calculates the number of in-district…
Ed Tech & Ice Cream: The Beginning
…folks prefer the fruity non-dairy sorbet experience. Just like you can choose a lot of different frozen desserts, the ISTE standards highlight the range of ways to support you to…