More than one-third of lawmakers have requested that House and Senate leaders increase by more than $20 million local education aid beyond what had been proposed by Gov. Charlie Baker…
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U.S. Education Secretary Statement on Passing of Disability Rights Leader Judy Heumann
…implementing Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 that bars discrimination against disabled people in federally funded programs. “Judy Heumann’s devotion to public education for all students was second…
Allan Blume
Allan Blume is an educational consultant who works with schools across Massachusetts regarding a variety of topics in education. He has guided school personnel with understanding and implementing individualized education…
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…
Safe and Healthy Schools Summit draws educators in discussion of how to manage race, polarizing conversations in schools
…be a problem,” Beverly Daniel Tatum, interim president of Mount Holyoke College and president emerita of Spelman College, said Thursday. To help support educators and administrators in seeking racial healing,…
Community leaders support local program for young children and families
…the Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) in Northampton; and the Executive Director of CES, Bill Diehl. Ms. Susan Clopton and her husband, John Levine, donated $10,000 in a matching grant…