…help school districts with health care costs, but have been unable to reach a broader agreement to implement the full range of funding recommendations. Last July, House and Senate lawmakers…
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Raising MCAS bar was a move in the wrong direction
…to support students’ mental health and social-emotional needs, which were dramatically impacted by this pandemic. As a consequence of this combination of events, scores have declined. While the board of…
MCAS Requirement Waived for Mass. Students This Spring
…well-being as we continue to navigate the current public health emergency,” state Sen. Jason Lewis, a chair of the Legislature’s Education Committee, said in a statement after the bill was…
Gauging the need
AMHERST, MA – The Health Department commissioned the regional Healthy Hampshire program of the Collaborative for Educational Services to get data that highlights the needs for the 2,000 or so…
Megan Ronzio
…at a local therapeutic residential/day school and as a case manager for both the Justice Resource Institute in Boston and South Shore Mental Health in Quincy. Megan moved to the…
Due to coronavirus pandemic, Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education looks to waive MCAS testing requirements for certain students
…move to remote learning. The commissioner is allowed to make the testing changes for the 2019 to 2020 school year because of a bill Baker signed into law in late…
Diane Long
…last seven years. She began as an Instructional Coach within the Department of Youth Services, County Houses of Correction, and Department of Mental Health supporting teachers and students and has…
Now available: Transforming the Workforce for Children Birth Through Age 8: A Unifying Foundation
…these children’s health, development, and learning. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) and National Research Council (NRC) were commissioned to explore the implications of the science of child development for the…
Gill Elementary hires new principal
…years. Earlier this spring, Driscoll accepted a job as principal of Hatfield Elementary School, citing that it is similar to Gill Elementary but closer to his home. Because Gill-Montague Regional…
Combined school district management proposed
…because they’re all struggling with lower enrollment and rising health care and special education costs. “We suffer from lost potential capacity due to our small size with no easy solution…