Dr. Leslie Laud teaches graduate courses at Bank Street College of Education, and consults widely on using evidence-based practices within a writer’s workshop model. She holds an M.A. in special…
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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…
First Annual Excellence in Education: Living our Guiding Principles Monthly Award
…the opportunity to earn college credits toward degree programs through online college courses and college courses taught in DYS facilities by adjunct faculty from one of our higher education partners….
U.S. education policy: Federal overreach or reaching for the wrong things?
Federal overreach in education is under attack from multiple quarters and will likely be diminished in any overhaul of the No Child Left Behind Act, the current law governing national…
No Child Left Behind getting makeover
…to state control over school accountability and student testing. The Senate on Wednesday voted 85-12 to approve legislation rewriting the landmark No Child Left Behind education law of 2002, now…
Charter school debate looms over raising state caps
…is affecting the sending districts to such a degree that was perhaps an unintended consequence to the Massachusetts law,” Riddle said. “There wasn’t an expectation that this would affect local…
Gov. Baker agrees to major spending increase in his final budget
…The budget fully funds the ongoing implementation of the Student Opportunity Act school financing law and makes “record investments” in early education and child care, housing and homeownership, college financial…
50 Years of Belonging and Community for Students with Disabilities
In 1974, the Massachusetts special education law Chapter 766 was passed, which required that all school districts provide education in a new and more inclusive way for students with special…
Gov. Charlie Baker proposes major change to charter school funding formula
…districts that have large numbers of charter school students. But the formula would give most districts less money in future years than they are entitled to under the current law….
Comerford secures $1M for Franklin, Hampshire county projects
…law by Gov. Charlie Baker earlier this month. “I’m delighted that the Senate included these regional education, food security and health care priorities in our final spending package,” said Sen….