…an increase of 33 from last spring’s 2016-2017 enrollment. Last year, the district had 951 total students enrolled, and the previous year they had 947. From 2012 to 2015 the…
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State’s new rural policy commission meets in Greenfield
…rural communities in nearly all of the state’s 14 counties, including Martha’s Vineyard, Nantucket and Cape Cod, it was noted that many of the 167 designated communities have “divergent economies”…
Elementary Secondary Education Act Reauthorization news from AESA
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…
Follansbee announces retirement as Easthampton school superintendent
…June 30, 2016. The School Committee voted in October 2015 to offer a one-year rollover. The committee voted to extend the contract for another year in June 2016, as well…
HEC Academy holds graduation ceremony at Smith College
Senator Jo Comerford (D) was the keynote commencement speaker at HEC Academy graduation services, held the morning of June 7th, 2019 at Smith College’s Sage Hall in Northampton. “Your education…
Report: High demand but high cost for voc-tech programs
…for Vocational and Technical Education, bringing together organizations as varied as the blue chip Massachusetts Competitive Partnership, the interfaith Massachusetts Communities Action Network, and think tanks Pioneer Institute and MassINC…
Todd Gazda
…then Principal of Gateway Regional Middle School. Dr. Gazda received his Doctorate of Educational Leadership from the University of Hartford in 2015, and his Masters of Education, Educational Administration from…
Governor Baker Grants $5 Million for Regional School Transportation Funding
…systems throughout the Commonwealth. The Baker-Polito administration made the appropriation through a supplemental allotment to the RTR Fund for Fiscal Year 2015. “Our communities depend on local aid for transportation…
High Court Argument to Center on Level of Benefits for Special Education
…individualized education program created for him by the Douglas County district did not offer him an educational benefit. The 66,000-student school district argued—and several courts agreed—that the district’s educational program…
Blended Learning Issue Brief released and available for download
…highlights stories from Massachusetts DYS facilities of Blended Learning, as well as updates on the national Unjammed Blended Learning initiatives. The June 2015 Issue Brief is available for download here….