…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…
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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….
At state budget hearing at GCC, school officials share unique challenges faced by rural districts
GREENFIELD — At the Joint Committee on Ways and Means’ fiscal year 2025 state budget hearing on Friday, the focus was on statewide education and local aid. At the regional…
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…
Transition Planning and Services Training Series
…practices that support students who are in transition-focused programs Share practices and resources that help the families of these students to prepare for the transition from school Share resources (services,…
Back to school: Dual enrollment, early college programs a boon for area high schoolers
…executive director of Collaborative for Educational Services in Northampton. “It’s a pretty different way of interacting with your education, and I think high schoolers having exposure to that helps them…
Renee Hadfield
…30 years. She has been a resource teacher, a general education teacher, and for the last 15 years has been the general education teacher in an inclusion fourth grade classroom….
More state aid for rural schools this year
…County waiting to see just how much of the pie they’ll get. “The fight for equal opportunity through education means we need to ensure all of our schools receive the…