by Martha Maloney | Apr 29, 2024 | 50th Anniversary, CES Stories
In 1974, the Massachusetts special education law Chapter 766 was passed, which required that all school districts provide education in a new and more inclusive way for students with special needs residing in their communities. The Collaborative for Educational...
by Martha Maloney | Apr 22, 2024 | State/National News
The new rule expands the definition of sex discrimination but doesn’t address transgender athletes’ participation in school sports LGBTQ+ students will receive explicit legal protection from sex discrimination and harassment under a long-awaited revision of Title IX...
by Martha Maloney | Apr 17, 2024 | Local News
As rural schools and their challenges continue to become a more prominent topic at the state level, two local champions of Franklin County’s schools have been tapped to serve as co-chairs of the Massachusetts Association of School Committees’ (MASC) new Small and...
by Martha Maloney | Apr 4, 2024 | 50th Anniversary, CES Stories
In 1987, schools and districts were not commonly thinking about educational technology as a means to level the playing field for student opportunity. But CES (then named HEC) Executive Director Earl Batchelder was already testifying about it at the state hearings on...
by Martha Maloney | Apr 3, 2024 | State/National News
Judy Heumann’s death last year was deeply felt in the disability community. Often called “the mother” of the disability rights movement, her activism had a lasting impact on millions of Americans. Yet many people don’t know her name. “She was a really strong...