From the Commissioner’s Weekly Update: A recent report about design and resource allocation in schools and districts participating in the state’s Expanded Learning Time grant initiative might be of interest…
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Poverty, segregation persist in U.S. schools, report says
WASHINGTON — Too often, low-income, black and Latino students end up in schools with crumbling walls, old textbooks and unqualified teachers, according to a report released Thursday by the U.S….
Youth Mental Health – Blended Learning Virtual Version
Youth Mental Health First Aid is designed to teach parents, family members, caregivers, teachers, school staff, peers, neighbors, health and human services workers, and other caring citizens how to help…
Expressing What Matters to Youth in the DYS Program
The banner above the stage reads “Voice What Matters”, and at the 4th Annual June “Share Your Art, Share Your Voice” Statewide Youth Showcase sponsored by the Department of Youth…
Empowering Health/P.E. Educators PLC
This professional learning community (PLC) is for anyone who is a Health/P.E. educator in a school setting in Massachusetts. Health/P.E. Teachers are often the only people in their buildings specializing…
10th Annual Share Your Art, Share Your Voice
…Commissioner Cecely Reardon, DYS staff, youth, families, Massachusetts state legislators, community partners, and state agency officials attended the event. “The 10th Annual Youth Art Showcase is a true celebration of…
Mass. employers identified skills gaps in workforce readiness
A new survey, reported in the Worcester Business Journal, has found that 75 percent of employers are having trouble finding qualified candidates to fill open positions, up from 69 percent…
Gauging the need
AMHERST, MA – The Health Department commissioned the regional Healthy Hampshire program of the Collaborative for Educational Services to get data that highlights the needs for the 2,000 or so…
Franklin County schools, public and private, plan for COVID-19
…in close communication with the local Board of Health, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health/School Health Unit, and monitoring the CDC updates,” the letter reads. “Additionally, we follow all recommended…
Pathways to Independence Program (PIP) Hosts Visitors May 15
Pathways to Independence Program Thursday, May 15, 2014 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Amherst Regional High School 21 Mattoon Street Amherst, MA 01002 The Pathways to Independence Program (PIP) at…