…and now has roughly 15 high school and middle school students volunteering as “unified buddies” with the 10 Special Olympics athletes. For eight weeks, in January and February, students head…
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Warwick Community School Improv Club puts creativity to test with annual performance
WARWICK — Warwick Community School students let their imaginations run wild on Tuesday, pretending to be animals and creating spontaneous stories during an Improv Club performance at Town Hall. The…
State education formula out of whack, Commission: Health insurance, special ed underfunded
…underestimates the cost of educating the state’s students by at least $1 billion per year. “Districts today are really laboring under a formula and laboring under assumptions that are incorrect,…
Naiomi Robles
…of the students she serves. She believes that the journey towards liberation requires access to an education that is reflective, responsible, and responsive to students‘ needs, identities, and their communities….
From “flat Earth” to climate change denial, kids are deluged with fake science. Now teachers are fighting back
…grade students filed in and took their seats. “Hey guys, you need your papers from yesterday, and a pencil,” said Lau, launching into the day’s lesson. “So, how can I…
Sen. Warren speaks at GCC
GREENFIELD, MA — Surrounded by Greenfield Community College students, faculty and local officials, U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren asked for their support to help make college more affordable, to support early…
Education Dept. Reverses Plan to Cut Rural School Funding
…based on the number of students who qualify for free or reduced-price meals rather than poverty data from the census, as is required by law. But Ms. DeVos determined that…
In Historic Win, Nationally Recognized Teacher Jahana Hayes Elected to U.S. House
…historic nature of her bid for office. “Yesterday marked 50 years since Shirley Chisholm was elected as the first African-American woman to go to Congress,” she said. “Today we made…
The Collaborative for Educational Services awarded Youth Opioid Prevention Grant
…Program aims to stop opioid misuse before it starts, by bolstering drug prevention programs directed to students at all grade levels to educate on the dangers of opioid and other…
No Child Left Behind getting makeover
WASHINGTON — The way the nation’s public schools are evaluated — teachers, students and the schools themselves — is headed for a major makeover, with a sweeping shift from federal…