Students in Massachusetts won’t have to take the MCAS exams this spring, amid school closures across the state due to the coronavirus outbreak. Gov. Charlie Baker signed the law that…
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State education secretary takes to airwaves with a message: make school attendance ‘a priority’
…— defined under state law as missing at least 10% of school days in a school year — is linked to lower social engagement as well as slower achievement in reading and math. Officials worry…
CES Conference Explores How Technology Can Help Students Learn
…need for integrating face-to-face instruction and support,” said Pagan. According to the new law, only school districts and educational collaboratives like CES and LPVEC are allowed to apply for and…
Stretched too thin: Rural school districts go on the offensive for legislative help
CHESTERFIELD — As the state eyes changing the way it funds public education, rural schools are asking that the law take into account the unique challenges their districts face and…
CES Profile – Paying it Forward
…trouble in the same neighborhoods where his own troubles with the law began. “I want to make a big impact,” said Pereira, who is setting his sights on a master’s…
Urban legislators don’t get the struggle to fund large, rural bus routes
…and towns. Seriously. How else will the majority of state lawmakers, who hail from urban areas, truly understand the scale of the fiscal problem districts like Mohawk face when the…
‘I’ve learned that things have a cost.’ Meet the migrant children working long hours in factories and fish plants across Mass.
…labor laws. Now 19, and a high school senior, Walter feels stuck. “Sometimes I just feel like there is no way forward,” he said in Spanish through a translator. (Walter…
Transforming Education for Social Justice Conference set to take place on March 29th, 2025
…building connections through stories, with opportunities for both youth-led and intergenerational collaboration. As a regional conference focusing on education, planners have worked to align conference content with Massachusetts law, like…
Easthampton fourth-graders launch campaign against car idling
…an “anti-idling” campaign is now underway. A state law limits unnecessary engine idling to five minutes. “People idle without thinking about it and I was shocked with the overall amount…
Due to coronavirus pandemic, Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education looks to waive MCAS testing requirements for certain students
…move to remote learning. The commissioner is allowed to make the testing changes for the 2019 to 2020 school year because of a bill Baker signed into law in late…