…graders are half as likely as whites to be included in programs for the gifted, and the deficit is nearly as large for Hispanics, according to work by two Vanderbilt…
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Workforce Development offers students opportunity and growth
…students. Over the years, as local manufacturing disappeared, structured programs like the Hampshire County School-to-Career Partnerships became an important way to support workplace readiness for graduating students. We provided structured…
Interns gain experience in life sciences, and a paycheck
…work 30-plus hours a week. And they are being paid at every one of them. “I’ve always advocated for students to be paid,” said Matt Rigney, alternative youth programs director…
Powertown in the 21st Century Partnership Begins Work in Turners Falls
…demonstrations of competency, not accrual of credit), experiential learning, and/or early college experiences. The vision is that every student entering Turners Falls High School will have an individualized learning plan…
How one Massachusetts town turned around early reading program
MALDEN, MA — When Carlos entered Kristen Reidy’s first-grade class at the Salemwood School in Malden, Mass., nearly five years ago, his reading scores put him in the “at risk”…
Distance Learning infrastructure project funded by USDA Rural Development
…Services (www.collaborative.org) is a non-profit educational services agency based in Northampton MA. Since 1974, CES has worked with K-12 schools and districts, and early childhood educators, to help them assess…
Understanding Differences and Disabilities
…with individuals with autism, communication, developmental delay, emotional, health impairment, intellectual, multiple disabilities, neurological impairment, physical, sensory, specific learning, and traumatic brain injury are explored. This course includes a pre-practicum…
Report: High demand but high cost for voc-tech programs
…than a traditional high school education each year, good CVTE programs can boost college attendance and career earning power. The 28 regional vocational schools and nine in-district vocational schools in…
Bill S.261 would support literacy intervention programs in Massachusetts
…create a reimbursement system for school systems that implement literacy intervention programs for first graders who are determined to be at risk of falling behind their classmates in reading in…
Local 21st Century Learning Centers approved for funding for this coming school year
NORTHAMPTON – State funding for five “exemplary” out-of-school time programs in the region has been approved for the coming school year. The five programs provide high quality academic enrichment opportunities…