Llama Maynard is an educational consultant at the Collaborative for Educational Services with a background in science education, whole-school reform, and school leadership. Over the past 15 years, she has…
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Mass. employers identified skills gaps in workforce readiness
…in 2013, particularly in the central and western parts of the state. The survey commissioned by the Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education of public education and workforce readiness found the…
Report: High demand but high cost for voc-tech programs
The Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center, in a paper titled “Skills For Our Future,” reported that while a career, vocational and technical education (CVTE) costs about $5,000 per pupil more…
Danielle Pantano
…in Health Education” and “Abstinence Education 2023: Teaching Abstinence Where Students Don’t Get Screwed” at the Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE) America Convention, Cleveland, OH. She is passionate…
Governor Baker outlines plans for local aid increases
In next week’s annual budget proposal, Gov. Charlie Baker will call for a $91 million increase in education local aid, and a $40 million boost in unrestricted local aid to…
Colleen Kelley
…has received the Governor’s Award for Excellence in Education, the Secretary’s Award for Excellence in Environmental Education, and the New England Environmental Education Alliance Non-formal Educator of the Year Award….
New Resource on AI Literacy for Educators
…Emerging Educational Practices at the Collaborative for Educational Services, led by Dr. Rebecca Mazur. That team was guided by DESE’s AI Task Force, DESE’s Office of Educational Technology, led by…
Two local school advocates tapped to lead state’s new Small and Rural Schools Committee
…Education and merging into H.4425, the bill would no longer fund the $60 million in rural school aid, but it retained provisions related to health insurance review and special education funding….
The brains behind computers: Family code night at Norris School in Southampton
SOUTHAMPTON, MA — Like most youth of her generation, Rylie Simmons, 8, is adept at using today’s technology to watch gymnastics on YouTube or to research do-it-yourself projects like how…
Sheffield Elementary School counselor honored with Grinspoon award
…as a youth counselor for nearly four decades, White has seen the social changes — how poverty can erode families and neighborhoods; how each new wave of addictive drugs disrupts…