BOSTON, MA – On May 27th, honored guests, youth, staff, and community stakeholders gathered to spotlight the positive successes and work of DYS youth and programs at the hugely successful…
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Governor Baker signs FY16 Budget
…that are raising concern include funding for early education and care programs, and the full day Kindergarten development grant program. According to Senate President Stan Rosenberg, D-Amherst, “We have serious…
Alternative high schools emphasize learning over time in class
…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…
Kate Todhunter
Kate Todhunter has been teaching about the history of genocide for over twenty years at Northampton High School in Northampton, Massachusetts. She is also a lecturer at Smith College. Kate…
Sen. Adam Hinds talks about environment, plastic straws at Conway Grammar School
…plastic straws on school grounds. The youngsters sat with Hinds in an oval and read him prepared information. They asked some questions about his personal history and how to help…
Chris Appy
Chris Appy is a Professor in History at UMass Amherst. He is the author of three books about the American War in Vietnam: American Reckoning: The Vietnam War and Our…
Meeting the Needs of Visual-Spatial Learners
…will be able to understand the basis, research, and history of learning styles, the importance of offering differentiated instruction for all learners, and how to plan for and apply Visual-Spatial…
Grading for Equity Book Study
…all students. We will examine topics such as: The critical history of our current inherited system of grading. The research on motivation and equitable teaching and learning. Specific bias-resistant and…
Harvard Graduate School of Education launches major early childhood initiative
…given to a university to focus on advancing early childhood education, and the largest gift in HGSE’s history. The Zaentz Initiative will pursue interlocking strategies for impact: conducting research to…
Gateway to host educational technology conference
…Trinity 3 Technology is a major sponsor of this event. The company provides Chromebooks, laptops, tabets and desktop solutions to schools. LanSchool is also an event sponsor. LanSchool gives teachers…