…to do about students who have repeatedly failed a grade and are on the verge of dropping out. For almost two decades, Diploma Plus has operated small alternative programs for…
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‘I’ve learned that things have a cost.’ Meet the migrant children working long hours in factories and fish plants across Mass.
…to escape a poor, violent country where two of his childhood friends were shot to death. From 7 p.m. to 7 a.m., Walter trimmed plastic with sharp knives and retrieved…
The 10th Annual Safe & Healthy School Summit
…trauma-informed approach to supporting young people in schools. The summit kicked off with Keynote Speaker, Gaelin Elmore. He gave a powerful speech about how his different childhood experiences affected him,…
CES IEP Toolkit
Home E Search query for: programs early childhood early childhood experience developmental screening and formative assessment ( Page 34 ) Massachusetts IEP Toolkit CES has created the IEP Toolkit as…
U.S. education policy: Federal overreach or reaching for the wrong things?
…education policy. As a result, the powerful influence of nationally funded assessments and the Common Core State Standards may be reduced. However, the devolution of decision-making power to local or…
State education board approves new hybrid test
…hybrid test came on an 8 – 3 vote Tuesday after two years of debate on whether to replace the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System test with the PARCC test. …
Local author shows how memory is critical to teaching struggling learners
…Dr. Francis Bailey is an Associate Professor at the University of Kentucky, where she directs the master’s program in Teaching English as a Second Language. For more information visit: https://www.collaborative.org/areas-focus/curriculum-assessment-instruction/supporting-struggling-learners…
Local Coalitions to Urban Outfitters: “Not far enough”
…Coalition; South Hadley Drug and Alcohol Coalition; Greenfield 4SC; Pittsfield Prevention Partnership; Gill-Montague Community School Partnership. iiData Source: Bach-Harrison L.L.C, Prevention Needs Assessment Survey, 2011 Hampshire County, MA. spiffycoalition.org/wp-content/documents/Hampshire-County-Profile-Report5.111.pdf _…
Students are still struggling in the classroom
…The Program for International Student Assessment Measurement found the U.S. ranks 31st in math literacy and 23rd in science among 15-year-olds. “I think we have to do better in the…
Mass Cultural Council Funds Artist in Residence Working with the DYS Education Initiative
…Instruction, and Assessment, for the DYS education initiative said of the award: “We thank the Mass Cultural Council and everyone involved for their support in making this happen and for…