In March, the Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education unanimously voted to approve nine principles that ensure safe and supportive learning environments for all LGBTQ students attending school in Massachusetts. These principles cover current laws...
According to the May 1 Commissioner's Weekly Update, ESE has learned that Thinkgate, the vendor supporting the EDWIN Teaching & Learning system, closed as of Thursday, April 30th. ESE has been working with those districts who used Edwin Teaching & Learning,...
FITCHBURG, MA - During Tuesday's public-input session on PARCC, a newly developed standardized test that will likely replace the current state test, the state board of Elementary And Secondary Education heard rants, raves and everything in between. PARCC --...
BOSTON, MA - The interim superintendent of the Boston public schools has tapped a former principal in Springfield to lead turnaround efforts at the Madison Park Technical Vocational High School in Roxbury. Kevin McCaskill, 53, former principal of the Roger L....
MALDEN, MA - The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education will hold a series of public forums across the Commonwealth on the upcoming decision on whether to sunset the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) and adopt the Partnership for the...
The Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) recently received analysis from The Association of Educational Service Agencies (AESA) regarding the multiple versions of the Elementary Secondary Education Act currently under consideration by Congress to replace No...
SCOTTSDALE, AZ—The U.S. Department of Education unveiled a new education technology developer’s guide Tuesday during the annual ASU+GSV Summit conference here. In remarks at the conference, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan urged developers to consider the...
NORTHAMPTON, MA — As educators working under the banner that “everyone is a learner,” recent guest columns in the Gazette on the vital importance of investing in early education programs drew our attention. We applaud Gov. Charlie Baker’s proposal to invest an...
Available from the Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council - April 1, 2015 Children are already learning at birth, and they develop and learn at a rapid pace in their early years. This provides a critical foundation for lifelong progress, and the...
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 to districts and schools that are thinking about...
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