…educational programs, like meal programs and special education,” Baker said in a Sunday evening press conference. “Closing down school for classes will not impact these types of services and we…
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Building Equitable Supports for Children with Disabilities
Children with disabilities and their families face significant barriers to accessing equitable and inclusive high-quality early childhood programs. Home 9 Search query for: programs alternative education mount tom…
Voc-Tech investments pair needs of students, industry
…passage of a bill to expand access to those programs. The Alliance for Vocational Technical Education said that 20 percent of Massachusetts high school students are enrolled in a career…
Sharon Jones, M.Ed.
…Pioneer Valley Regional School District. She has worked as both a special education and general education teacher; assistant principal; educational diagnostician/consultant; and inclusion specialist. Sharon has taught courses on inclusion…
Raising MCAS bar was a move in the wrong direction
Authentic learning, not test-driven compliance, is crucial as we emerge from the pandemic The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education’s recent decision to raise the score high school students must…
Gazda named as new Executive Director
…situated to provide support and guidance for its member districts and educational institutions across the state that will be critically important at this time of change for education. The students…
Shephali Chokshi
Shephali Chokshi is an avid learner, math coach, consultant, and published author who works with Regular, Special Education, and EL teachers to support designing instruction that engages all learners. Her…
Scholar and Common Core critic Yong Zhao says schools need to rethink use of classroom technology
…has technology transformed education, the answer is no,” Zhao told an audience of some 300 area educators gathered for a Technology in Education Conference Tuesday at Holyoke Community College. The…
Special Education Team Leader Institute completes first program year with gathering in Northampton
…cohort were Laurel Peltier and Sharon Jones. SETLI, in partnership with and funded by the MA Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (ESE)’s Office of Special Education Planning, provides special…
State education secretary takes to airwaves with a message: make school attendance ‘a priority’
…the state’s education secretary, will make his television debut this week to deliver the message that “school is where kids belong.” Tutwiler’s public service announcement is one part of a…