…school opened Wednesday for the 2016-2017 school year for the first time. Last year, the school offered a total of 11 advanced placement courses. According to a news release from…
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Poverty, segregation persist in U.S. schools, report says
WASHINGTON — Too often, low-income, black and Latino students end up in schools with crumbling walls, old textbooks and unqualified teachers, according to a report released Thursday by the U.S….
What does observation-based formative assessment look like in practice?
Submitted by Stephanie Lyda, MKEA Regional Coordinator for the Southeast Region This 11-minute video shows kindergarten classrooms in North Carolina using observational formative assessment. With thoughtful comments by teachers, and…
Mohawk Trail, Hawlemont plan blizzard bag study
…Jan. 16, at 6 p.m. in Mohawk. According to School Superintendent Michael Buoniconti, about a dozen teachers and school families are willing to participate in the study. As a district…
At state budget hearing at GCC, school officials share unique challenges faced by rural districts
…an effort to directly communicate with the Legislature, rural school advocates arrived at Greenfield Community College prior to the 11 a.m. budget hearing to distribute handouts to attendees that highlighted…
The Amherst Mobile Market finishes first year, planning for the future
…year. All were people of color, 11 were residents of the housing complexes that the market served. Most of these employees were also part of the planning committee. Being part…
Massachusetts to recommend modifying MCAS graduation requirements for Class of 2022
…8 and 10 until June 11, officials said on Thursday. The recommendations will have to be approved by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. If approved by the board,…
Elementary School Principal Community of Practice
This community is designed to connect elementary school principals from around the state both during our virtual meetings and as partners between meetings via email. Participants will engage in short,…
More state aid for rural schools this year
…mile in communities where the average per-capita income is not greater than the statewide income average. School districts with less than 11 students per square mile and incomes of no…
Hinds and Blais say launch of Rural Schools Commission ‘a big win’ for region
…Education issued a report in 2018 on the fiscal conditions of rural schools across the state and found those schools pay more per student for teachers, aides and transportation. “There…