…students with home internet consistently score higher in reading, math and science. And the homework gap in many ways mirrors broader educational barriers for poor and minority students. Students without…
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“My Students Love It!” – A Kindergarten Teacher’s Storytelling Journey
By Kim Davenport, MKEA Regional Coordinator, Central Region A Worcester Kindergarten teacher recently shared an update on her use of Storytelling-Story Acting. In her classroom of 28 students 22 were…
Area students salute veterans for their service
…for them. After a roughly hour-long ceremony, the service members joined the students at the school, where they visited classrooms and engaged with students, answering questions and sharing information about…
Fall 2014 Special Olympics offers fun in Granby
GRANBY, MA – As students gathered behind the Granby Junior/Senior High School in Granby, MA for the fall 2014 Special Olympics, the colors of the fall foliage around the playing…
They ‘get back up’: Mount Tom Academy graduates 7 students
…Collaborative for Educational Services in Northampton, has partnered with Holyoke Community College since 1999 to serve students who have been unsuccessful in a traditional school setting. Students learn at their…
Miguel Cardona chosen as Secretary of Education
…between New Haven and Hartford. Cardona and his wife, Marissa, a middle school family liaison, have two children who are students in Meriden schools. His father, Hector Cardona Sr., was…
Assessment for Reading Instruction
Required for License(s): Moderate Disabilities – Initial Reading Specialist The focus of this course is the assessment of what students identified with reading and/or writing difficulties understand about the reading…
The Amherst regional school consolidation question
…about the possibilities consolidation might offer by opening up the middle school building for other programming. These include on-site college courses for students, licensure programs in technology and nursing, and…
A meeting of the minds: Sunderland sixth-graders interview UMass graduate students for podcasts
…website. Using a website called Soundtrap.com, the students can mix and edit audio and add sound effects. The students have been working on their podcasts for roughly a month, and…
Joan E. Schuman scholarship inspires students to pursue their dreams
…material presented to them in a way they can absorb it.” Schuman said the scholarship may inspire some students to consider pursuing post-secondary education. “Many of these students don’t have…