Effective on September 1st, 2020, the Massachusetts Migrant Education Program (MMEP) will be managed by the Collaborative for Educational Services (CES). CES is a non-profit educational services agency, committed to…
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Mohawk versus charters: District to rally against tuition hikes
…undermining rural school systems like Mohawk. With full support from the School Committee, board member Martha Thurber has sent Gov. Charlie Baker a letter saying the rural school systems are…
MCAS Requirement Waived for Mass. Students This Spring
Students in Massachusetts won’t have to take the MCAS exams this spring, amid school closures across the state due to the coronavirus outbreak. Gov. Charlie Baker signed the law that…
Area students salute veterans for their service
…3295. The event featured a reciting of the Pledge of Allegiance, special readings from students, some patriotic songs, a reading of Gov. Charlie Baker’s Veterans Day proclamation and a flag-folding…
Districts team up on county’s first public therapeutic day school
…them establish and operate the school. They also received a $148,000 grant through the administration of Gov. Charlie Baker in 2016. The districts are jointly providing transportation and other resources…
Check Your Facts (easily)
…and can make the steps a little easier. Here are a few that we’re particularly pumped about. (You can read the full post on Google’s blog The Keyword.) The highly…
Massachusetts to recommend modifying MCAS graduation requirements for Class of 2022
In light of the COVID pandemic’s impact on the school year, Massachusetts Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education Jeffrey C. Riley announced he will be recommending changes to the state’s graduation requirements…
Silverback Learning Announces First Massachusetts Implementation Of Student Achievement Solution Mileposts Throughout Southbridge District?s K-12 Schools
…that Mileposts will be implemented in Massachusetts’ Southbridge School District public schools, led by respected superintendent Basan (Buzz) Nembirkow. Silverback Learning Solutions also announces distribution partnerships with Southern Worcester Collaborative…
Local Educator Selected for Safe and Supportive Schools Commission
…as the Office of the Secretary of Education. With the enactment of the Safe and Supportive Schools provisions in August of 2014, Massachusetts becomes a national leader in supporting schools…
My Turn: Our educational landscape: Charter schools’ negative impact in area
…schools, private schools, parochial schools, or home schooling. This means only 88 percent of the shrinking school population are attending regular (non-charter) public schools — a big reason our districts…