Senator Jo Comerford (D) was the keynote commencement speaker at HEC Academy graduation services, held the morning of June 7th, 2019 at Smith College’s Sage Hall in Northampton. “Your education…
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MaryBeth Davidson
MaryBeth Davidson brings extensive experience in the field of education to her position at the Collaborative for Educational Services. She is an educational consultant specializing in supervision and evaluation, principal…
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…
Where Now?
…our efforts? In late January, the Rennie Center released findings answering those key questions in its 2016 report, “Condition of Education in the Commonwealth: Toward a More Comprehensive Vision of…
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…
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…
Accessing Inquiry for Students with Disabilities through Primary Sources
…important ideas, and connections to issues of these subjects also offer vital tools for differentiation and potent means to motivate students. An exciting grad course from the Collaborative for Educational…
Jacqueline LaFrance
…native history lessons from the Nolumbeka Project. Jacqueline completed her undergraduate degree at Smith College, majoring in Modern European History. She received her Masters of Education from UMASS Amherst focusing…