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…
No Child Left Behind getting makeover
…federally mandated statewide reading and math exams in grades three to eight and one such test in high school. But it would encourage states to limit the time students spend…
Summer learning Greenfield students keep their creative juices flowing with studies of water
…about water, its properties and uses as part of the after-school and summer program run by the Collaborative for Educational Services at the elementary school. Continue reading at The Recorder….
ELL Education Workgroup
…content and language objectives and providing data for effective instructional decisions. Week 3 will explore strategies to support ELL students’ access to content instruction through evidence-based reading, writing, and vocabulary…
Students are still struggling in the classroom
…says despite the setbacks there has been progress. Students are spending more time inside science and math classes than they did three decades ago. Reading literacy rates have also improved….
State education secretary takes to airwaves with a message: make school attendance ‘a priority’
…— defined under state law as missing at least 10% of school days in a school year — is linked to lower social engagement as well as slower achievement in reading and math. Officials worry…
Sheffield Elementary School celebrates National Poetry Month with ‘poet trees’
…open it up to everybody, just for some community building,” Pitrat said. Instead of reading poems aloud to others, students are posting poems on branches — called “poet trees” —…
Buckland-Shelburne students camp out with Dr. Seuss
…to use Tuesday, sourcing tents from staff members and constructing them Monday night with her husband, she said. “I want them reading … what better, engaging, fun way to read?”…