…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….
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Collaborative for Educational Services honors Board of Governors Chair Lisa Minnick
…and children in the Massachusetts K-12 school system statewide. Ms. Minnick will be stepping down from the Northampton school board by the end of 2015. She will remain a member…
State Pre-K Funding 2016-17 Fiscal Year: Trends and opportunities
…increased funding levels for pre-K programs. Overall, state funding has increased by nearly $480 million or 6.8 percent since 2015-16. Additionally, since Education Commission of the States began producing this…
Greenfield Middle School prepares for Math & Science Academy arrival
…the Math & Science Academy to the Greenfield Middle School to form a “school within a school” was formally announced in 2015, but because of logistics issues, it was delayed….
UMass Amherst receives $4.4 million grant to train students in cybersecurity
…Services, a Northampton nonprofit that recruits high school students for careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics — particularly those who are students of color or come from low-income backgrounds….
The Amherst regional school consolidation question
…be offered in Amherst beginning in GCC’s spring semester of the 2015-2016 academic year. This presents significant educational opportunities not only for our district’s students, but for adult learners in…
Mass Association of School Superintendents Supports Attorney General Healey in JUUL lawsuit announcement
…new facts that have not previously been made public about JUUL’s youth-oriented advertising campaign in 2015. Thomas Scott, Executive Director, Massachusetts Association of Schools Superintendents submitted the following statement of…
CES Educator Licensure program provides supportive path to teaching
…call students’ parents. Let them know I just want to check in, and talk about the student. Ask how they think the student is doing, are there interests the student…
Excellence In Education Awards: Living Our Guiding Principles award winners for February and March
…when reflecting on student needs, completing paperwork for IEPs and student progress reports, and modifying assignments to be aimed at the students’ needs. She is an amazing co-teacher that helps…
US Dept of Education announces webinar “Two Approaches to Improve Student Achievement in Rural High Schools”
…workforce and life success. BARR increases student achievement by improving a school’s effectiveness at building relationships, leveraging real-time student data, and capitalizing on the strengths of each student through the…