…Both her parents were teachers, and even seeing her mother, Sonia Nieto, win the prestigious Massachusetts Teachers Association Lifetime Civil Rights Award did not convince Lopez that the hard work…
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Jeff Riley Will Be Massachusetts’ New Education Commissioner
…in education — charter school advocates, teachers’ unions, and others — “have fought with each other too much without breaking the logjam” to help students. Riley was willing to cross…
Carol Ann Gregory
Carol Gregory has served as an administrator and teacher and recently retired as Assistant Superintendent in the Wellesley Public Schools. She has served as head of a district teachers association…
How one Massachusetts town turned around early reading program
MALDEN, MA — When Carlos entered Kristen Reidy’s first-grade class at the Salemwood School in Malden, Mass., nearly five years ago, his reading scores put him in the “at risk”…
Carol Costello
Carol Costello is the principal of the Berlin (MA) Memorial School. Previously she was an assistant principal and curriculum specialist in Shrewsbury (MA) Public Schools and a teacher in schools…
“Lifelong educator” Steve Zrike chosen to lead Holyoke schools
HOLYOKE, MA (WWLP) – Steve Zrike has been chosen as the new leader for the Holyoke Public Schools. Zrike was announced as the permanent receiver for the district during a…
Jenna Biscoe
…in the classroom. She is currently a teacher in the Life Skills Program, Elementary level, for Springfield Public Schools. Jenna has been an Instructor for CES’s Licensure program since 2017….
Jeff Zilch
Jeff is an Instructional Technology Specialist at East Longmeadow High School and is a licensed History teacher. Jeff earned a Bachelor’s in History and Secondary Education from Providence College and…
MJ McGillicuddy
MJ McGillicuddy (He/Him) is a recent graduate of Springfield College and a PEHE teacher at Suffield High School. MJ has a variety of experiences in the field of Health Education…
Bill S.261 would support literacy intervention programs in Massachusetts
…create a reimbursement system for school systems that implement literacy intervention programs for first graders who are determined to be at risk of falling behind their classmates in reading in…