…as chair of the Amherst School Committee. Dr. Love has written on self-awareness for social justice educators, internalized oppression, and teaching about social justice issues including racism, ageism, and adultism….
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In the Age of Trump, Civics Courses Make a Comeback
…of a renewed nationwide effort to address, at both the high school and college level, issues that have been laid bare over the last few years — a lack of…
Resources for Social Justice in Education Work
…social justice and equity work in education. These come highly recommended by Safire DeJong, Ed.D., one of our Social Justice and Equity specialists. Their value will last beyond the month:…
Palmer-Monson Family Network offers a “great, fun, safe place” for kids and parents
…nice to have. Margaret cares about everybody and the families here are all great. They come from all different backgrounds. We’ve never had any kind of issues or any kind…
Easthampton High School to create 3-year plan to deal with bullying, harassment, hate
…the issues of systemic racism in any community, and we feel up to the task to meet the work with positivity and full engagement,” Kevin Burke, EHS’s principal, told the…
A new report says Massachusetts schools are the best in the nation
…funds within states. The leading state on a particular indicator received 100 points, and other states earned points in proportion to the gaps between themselves and the leader. The points…
Editorial: Sparsity aid concept would greatly benefit rural schools
…state about $20 million, with the money going to 50 traditional rural public school districts. Buoniconti said this represents about 0.32 percent of the state’s $6.2 billion public education budget….
Graduation Rates Up, Dropouts Down in Massachusetts High Schools
…low-income families. The second-largest school district in the state, Springfield, boasted the best improvement of any urban district in the state. Across the state, 87.3 percent of students who entered…
Five Franklin county schools earn ‘Green Team’ awards
…awarded by the state out of the nearly 300 schools that participated across the commonwealth. A press release from the state said nearly 60,000 students were a part of the…
AESA Walter G. Turner Award goes to Senator Chang-Diaz and Rep. Peisch
…districts was critical when “the malfeasance of one of our members brought intense scrutiny by a variety of state agencies to all educational collaboratives around the state.” Steve Theall, executive…