…administration and state Treasurer Deb Goldberg’s Office announced the recipients of a Financial Education Innovation grant. Hopkins Academy was one of 43 Massachusetts schools to receive the funding. This initiative…
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Title IX – US Department of Education issues policy letter
The US Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights recently issued a policy letter to public school districts reminding administrators of their obligation to designate at least one individual to…
Easthampton high school hosts “Transforming Education for Social Justice” conference
…Transforming Education for Social Justice conference, to find out how to make their schools more racially and gender inclusive. Mishie Serrana from Holyoke High School said the school is taking…
Expanding the Presidential Scholars Program to Honor Students in Career and Technical Education
President Obama signed an Executive Order expanding the United States Presidential Scholars program to establish a new category of outstanding scholars in career and technical education (CTE). The announcement of…
Lawmakers Move to Limit Government’s Role in Education
WASHINGTON, DC — Congress on Wednesday moved to substantially scale back the federal government’s role in education, particularly the use of high-stakes standardized testing to punish schools, in the first…
PARCC test pros and cons debated at Massachusetts Board of Education hearing
…test during a public hearing Tuesday. The state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education held its fifth and last hearing to discuss the proposed switch from public schools using the…
The Amherst regional school consolidation question
…demographic trends, an increasing number of the district’s students select vocational placements. The member towns of Amherst, Pelham, Leverett and Shutesbury have been considering all options in dealing with these…
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Home E Search query for: programs special education professional development and consulting ct planning placement team ( Page 46 ) SPIFFY Coalition Partners The SPIFFY Coalition is proud to partner…
Karen Auerbach, PhD
…use prevention programs such as Drug-Free Communities (DFC) and STOP Act grant programs, and assisting the DFC in the Hampden-Wilbraham, MA school district. Prior to joining the SPIFFY team, Karen…
BEACON Students Explore GCC Pathways
…HVAC, on a visit led by the GCC Workforce Development team; and got a first hand look at how those programs work. They also got to test their skills on…