…and how their children receive their education, while opponents, including traditional school leaders and teacher unions, say they siphon tax money out of traditional schools, undermining their quality and existence….
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Amilcar Shabazz
…in Higher Education in Texas (winner of the T.R. Fehrenbach Book Award), Women & Others: Perspective on Race, Gender, and Empire (co-edited with Celia R. Daileader and Rhoda E. Johnson,…
Brian Whitehouse
…Bachelor of Arts degree in Foreign Languages and Education from Marlboro College, and his M.Ed. in Alternative Education from Lock Haven University. His extensive classroom experience encompasses work in foreign…
Carmelo Chiello
Carmelo has taught several courses with CES since 2013, including ESL licensure courses, and both the traditional and vocational education Sheltered English Immersion (SEI) courses required by DESE. Over the…
Amherst Regional superintendent to serve on statewide Racial Imbalance Advisory Council
…advise the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and the education commissioner “on matters pertinent to the integration of students in our public schools and improved student achievement for all…
Rural schools develop state aid proposal
…a draft proposal that seeks more Chapter 70 state aid for rural schools with the highest enrollment declines, the lowest per capita income and flat-level state aid to education. The…
Poverty, segregation persist in U.S. schools, report says
…comes from nonfederal sources, according to the Education Department. The resulting imbalance renders “the education available to millions of American public school students profoundly unequal,” the commission said. For instance,…
Buckland-Shelburne Elementary climbs from a ‘lowest-’ to a ‘highest-performing’ school
SHELBURNE FALLS, MA — In 2011, the Buckland-Shelburne Elementary School MCAS scores caused the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to declare BSE a “Level 3” school, which meant…
Belchertown teacher a quarterfinalist for music educator Grammy Award
…are all aiming and striving to create a better world around music education for our students.” For Gould, making it to the quarterfinals is more than just a personal achievement….
Massachusetts to recommend modifying MCAS graduation requirements for Class of 2022
In light of the COVID pandemic’s impact on the school year, Massachusetts Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education Jeffrey C. Riley announced he will be recommending changes to the state’s graduation requirements…