…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…
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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…
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…
State hopes to hire new education czar by end of the year
MALDEN — The state education board is embarking on its first search for a new elementary and secondary education commissioner in a decade, with top officials hoping to land on…
Harvard Graduate School of Education launches major early childhood initiative
Harvard Graduate School of Education(HGSE) Dean James Ryan announced today the Saul Zaentz Early Childhood Initiative at HGSE — a major investment in transforming early childhood education in the United…
Trump Chooses Betsy DeVos For Education Secretary
…because in some cases they can allow families to use public funding for private schools. Critics say choice plans undermine public education, are often underregulated and can amount to profiteering….
Health Education Professional Development
…for Educational Services. In this three hour workshop, professionals will learn how to use the MA Health and Physical Education Framework to plan, design, and implement skills-based units and lessons….