…also worked as an educational administrator in the non-profit sector where she successfully pioneered innovative educational reform initiatives targeted to improving the opportunities and outcomes of students and schools deemed…
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Raising MCAS bar was a move in the wrong direction
…funding, what educators really need is flexibility, support, and trust to reshape the educational environment within our schools. We need to try something new. Unfortunately, what is measured is what…
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…
Rural School Aid in State Budget
…school aid provides additional funding for an estimated 62 school districts – mostly in Western Massachusetts – that have enrollment of fewer than 21 students per square mile and per…
Understanding & Navigating the New Massachusetts IEP: An introductory course
The new Massachusetts IEP is much more student oriented, and personalized, and classroom teachers will be more involved in informing the document and the process than in the past. This…
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…of the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE). Home E Search query for: blog edeval]}** 2013 03 funding on the way for ed eval training in non…
Art Inspires at HEC Academy
…and fill a plain white wall as their canvas, students engaged, connected, discussed and came together to share what they felt was important to them. The mural design encouraged thoughtful…
How do you use iPads and tablets?
by Barbara Jacobs, MKEA Regional Coordinator, Greater Boston Region Lisa Kuh, Director of Early Education for the Somerville Public Schools, posted a question recently to colleagues in the Greater Boston…
Dean Tech Students Learn High-Tech Skills by Moving Robots
…Program funded through a Department of Elementary and Secondary Education 21st Century Afterschool grant. The Collaborative for Educational Services, which has been managing Dean for the past two years, worked…
Hadley schools land financial literacy education grant
…gives schools the opportunity to educate students on the importance of managing personal finances in a fun and interactive way. The Hopkins Academy educational fair consisted of interactive informational booths…