…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…
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…
“Lifelong educator” Steve Zrike chosen to lead Holyoke schools
…news conference in Holyoke early Monday afternoon. The Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education voted last month to put the district into state receivership, citing years of underperformance. Zrike…
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…