It’s official: Jeff Riley will be the state’s next education commissioner. Members of the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education voted 8-3 to recommend Riley for the post. Among his…
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Jeff Zilch
…a Master’s in History and Secondary Education from Westfield State University. Jeff completed a Master’s in Educational Technology from Framingham State University. Over the past fourteen years, Jeff has taught…
Jamie Lewinski, M. Ed.
…as: the WIDA Standards, ESL Model Curriculum Unit building, DESE’s Collaboration Tool, Equity in Education, Culturally Responsive Teaching, State Compliance Procedures, Family Outreach, and the effects of Mindfulness practices on…
Baker-Polito Administration Honors 51 Schools – recognized for high achievement, strong progress or narrowing gaps
MALDEN – The Baker-Polito Administration today held a ceremony at the State House to recognize 51 schools for high achievement, narrowing achievement gaps between groups of students or making strong…
PARCC test pros and cons debated at Massachusetts Board of Education hearing
SPRINGFIELD, MA – College professors were pitted against public school educators and parents over the question of changing the state’s main standardized exam from the MCAS to the new PARCC…
Teaching Disability History: How the Civil War Changed Disability and American Government
…and vastly expanded state and Federal services to aid veterans after. By 1900, the U.S. had paid pensions to nearly a million veterans, justified largely by their disabilities. These changes…
Massachusetts DESE Responds to USED Request for Certification
…Certification. Following is the DESE message to Superintendents, Charter School Leaders, Assistant Superintendents, and Leaders of Educational Collaboratives. “On April 3, DESE and other state education agencies received a message…
Three Charter Schools in Massachusetts approved
MALDEN, MA – The state education board approved three new charter schools, two of which will be here in western Massachusetts. The decision comes after Massachusetts residents voted against allowing…
Exemplary Status for four CES-run After School Programs
…constantly tweaking program design elements to further enhance services for select students.” Select students are those who have struggled academically on local and state testing scores. “The competitive Exemplary Grant…
Follow 15 of America’s teachers on a day of frustrations, pressures and hard-earned victories
…day. He says a prayer for the district, the students, the upcoming state tests. He says a prayer for the second-grade teacher who had emergency back surgery and for the…