A few years ago, curriculum specialist Richard Cairn showed a photo from the World War II era to two young men he was working with on a campaign to promote teaching disability history. The image shows a man with multiple disabilities processing airplane parts in an American defense plant. Cairn said the two volunteer leaders, who live with multiple disabilities, were surprised by the image. “They were excited to learn that people with disabilities had been involved in helping to fight fascism during World War II and upset that this had not been discussed in their high...
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Feb
2016
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Gov. Charlie Baker proposes major change to charter school funding formula
BOSTON, MA — Gov. Charlie Baker, a strong advocate for charter schools, is using his fiscal year 2017 budget proposal to change the way in which district schools are reimbursed for charter school tuition. Baker wants to give district schools an extra $20.5 million...
Jan
2016
27
Granby taps 2nd choice for top spot with schools
GRANBY, MA - The School Committee voted Thursday night to offer the superintendent's position to Sheryl Stanton after contract negotiations broke down with its first choice for the job. Stanton, now an assistant superintendent for the Southbridge schools, said...
Jan
2016
26
Graduation Rates Up, Dropouts Down in Massachusetts High Schools
Massachusetts four-year high school graduation rates climbed for the ninth year in a row in 2015 with some of the largest gains recorded by some minority groups and students from low-income families. The second-largest school district in the state, Springfield,...
Jan
2016
22
Leave no child’s school district behind
We are writing in regard to the Dec. 18 commentary by Marc Kenen, executive director of the Massachusetts Charter Public School Association. Kenen was responding to an opinion piece published Dec. 9 from John Provost, the Northampton superintendent, and William...
Jan
2016
21
Massachusetts Senate plans to craft charter school reform bill as ballot question looms
BOSTON, MA - Facing a possible question on the November 2016 statewide ballot pushed by Gov. Charlie Baker that lifts the cap on charter schools, the State Senate will attempt to craft a charter reform bill, Senate President Stanley Rosenberg said Wednesday....
Jan
2016
20
HERD INSTINCT Smith Voke students find lesson in the barn
NORTHAMPTON, MA - Tucked away in a red barn at the back of the Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School campus, there’s a different kind of learning going on. Students study with sheep, llamas, cattle and other furry exemplars. In the classroom, students use...
Jan
2016
19
Swift River School forum on standardized testing draws large crowd
The Swift River School School Committee hosted a public forum on standardized testing Thursday evening. Sharing information about standardized testing was one of the goals of the forum during the planning stages, according to Johanna Bartlett, school committee...
Jan
2016
17
Educators focus on Connected Teaching and Learning at the 2016 Technology in Education Conference
Over two hundred educators attended the Collaborative for Educational Services 2016 Technology in Education (TiE2016) Conference, held Thursday at Holyoke Community College. Keynote speaker Antero Garcia, Assistant Professor of English at Colorado State University,...
Jan
2016
13
North Adams schools Superintendent James Montpare to announce retirement
NORTH ADAMS, MA — North Adams Public Schools Superintendent James Montepare will announce his upcoming retirement at a School Committee meeting on Tuesday. Montepare, who has served as the district's superintendent since his appointment in 2003, has been employed...
Jan
2016
7
A new report says Massachusetts schools are the best in the nation
School just got back in session after winter break, but Massachusetts already has top grades on its report card. The 20th edition of Education Week’s Quality Counts report, released Thursday, said Massachusetts schools are the best in the nation. (But you already...
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