…initiatives with her students since the 2018-2019 school year. BreakFree Education, a national organization that partners directly with juvenile justice agencies, provides educational programs that “inspire and engage students held…
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Staff shortages throughout K-12 education are taking a toll
…has impacted students and communities differently, at that meeting the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education proposed a four-tiered set of targets for districts depending upon the amount of decline…
Gov. Charlie Baker signs bilingual education bill into law
…of Elementary and Secondary Education, there are more than 90,000 students learning English in Massachusetts public schools. Those students now have the opportunity to participate in dual language education programs….
Massachusetts DESE Responds to USED Request for Certification
…release from the U.S. Education Department. We understand that local education agencies also received the certification message. Today, Massachusetts sent this letter to the U.S. Education Department in response. It…
STEM@Work: a unique paid internship program for high school students
Matt Rigney, Director of Alternative Youth Services at the Collaborative for Educational Services and organizer of the STEM@Work internship program for students in Franklin and Hampshire Counties, along with Hannah…
Career Skills Workshop at the Amherst Survival Center
…to a panel discussion of strategies for successful job searching and interviewing. Joining the group were Tracey Levy, Program Director of the Survival Center, Matt Rigney, Alternative Youth Programs Director…
Teaching disability history in schools is ‘long overdue,’ advocates say
…under threat,” said Ross Newton, who teaches history at HEC Academy in Northampton, a therapeutic special education high school. Newton has used the Emerging America curriculum in his classroom and…
Dozens of lawmakers asking for education aid increase beyond Baker budget proposal
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…
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…