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MOEC Highlights Work of Collaboratives to Support Student Mental Health

Posted on Wednesday, April 13th, 2022 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Alia Spring, MOEC
Date: 4/12/22

ANDOVER — The Massachusetts Organization of Educational Collaboratives (MOEC) wishes to highlight some of the ways that collaboratives across the state work to support the mental health of students and staff. On March 24 and 25, more than 80 educators attended a mental health symposium hosted by the Southeast Collaborative Regional Organization, which represents eight… [Read More]

Baker-Polito Administration Awards $600,000 in Grants to High Schools to Support Innovation Pathways

Posted on Tuesday, April 12th, 2022 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: , Massachusetts Executive Office of Education
Date: 4/5/2022
Link: Complete Article

The Baker-Polito Administration awarded more than $600,000 to 22 school districts to help support Innovation Pathway programs, which provide high school students with opportunities to learn and gain experience in a particular industry through career exploration, technical courses and internships. Students are also able to enroll in post-secondary courses, at no cost to them, to… [Read More]

U.S. Department of Education Issues Guidance on Federal Funds to Support Afghan and Other Newcomer Students

Posted on Thursday, January 20th, 2022 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Press Office, U.S. Department of Education
Date: 1/14/2022
Link: Complete Article

Today, the U.S. Department of Education (Department) issued a Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) to Chief State School Officers detailing information about federal funds and resources available to support Afghan children and their families, who have recently arrived or may be arriving soon to states and school districts across the country. As part of Operation Allies Welcome, a unified approach led by the Department of… [Read More]

Two Educators Honored with 2021 Presidential Cybersecurity Education Award

Posted on Wednesday, December 1st, 2021 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Press Office, US Department of Education
Date: 12/1/2021
Link: Complete Article

Today, the U.S. Department of Education and the National Security Agency announced the 2021 recipients of the Presidential Cybersecurity Education Award. Kristina L. Rice, of Spotsylvania High School in Spotsylvania, Virginia and Sergio de Alba, of Miano Elementary School in Los Banos, California, were selected for the award for instilling in their students the skills,… [Read More]

Attleboro youngsters prepare for school with local/state program

Posted on Monday, August 30th, 2021 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Sun Chronicle Staff, The Sun Chronicle
Date: 8/25/2021
Link: Complete Article

ATTLEBORO — The state has given the city $166,000 to provide extra support to youngsters entering school in the fall in the wake of the pandemic. Attleboro schools and the Attleboro YMCA joined forces with the state Department of Early Education and Care and United Way of Massachusetts Bay to expand and enhance summer programs… [Read More]

Massachusetts statewide school mask order coming

Posted on Wednesday, August 25th, 2021 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Kate Lannon, State House News Service
Date: 8/24/2021
Link: Complete Article

BOSTON — Massachusetts is poised to start its third pandemic-influenced academic year with a mask mandate in place across K-12 schools, after a 9-1 vote Tuesday by the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. Education Commissioner Jeff Riley said the mandate he plans to impose will require all students and staff to wear masks indoors… [Read More]

The Pandemic Hurt These Students the Most

Posted on Thursday, July 29th, 2021 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Sarah Mervosh, New York Times
Date: 7/28/2021
Link: Complete Article

How much did the pandemic affect students? The latest research is out, and the answer is clear: dramatically. In math and reading, students are behind where they would be after a normal year, with the most vulnerable students showing the steepest drops, according to two new reports from the consulting firm McKinsey & Company and… [Read More]

Feds Approve Release Of $611 Mil For Massachusetts Schools

Posted on Thursday, July 8th, 2021 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Michael P Norton, WGBH
Date: 7/7/2021
Link: Complete Article

Federal education officials have approved the state’s Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) plan and distributed $611.3 million in funds to Massachusetts to help safely reopen schools and address the needs of students disproportionately affected by the pandemic. The U.S. Department of Education on Wednesday morning announced that Massachusetts was among six states to… [Read More]

Massachusetts to recommend modifying MCAS graduation requirements for Class of 2022

Posted on Friday, April 2nd, 2021 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Tanner Stening, Masslive
Date: 4/1/2021
Link: Complete Article

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 for the Class of 2022. The changes include freeing this year’s juniors from having to take the MCAS and extending the timeline for administering the… [Read More]

Miguel Cardona chosen as Secretary of Education

Posted on Wednesday, January 20th, 2021 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Blad/Ujifusa, Education Week
Date: 1/14/2021
Link: Complete Article

Miguel Cardona remembers how overwhelmed he felt when he walked into school for the first time as a student. The son of parents who moved to Meriden, Conn., from Puerto Rico as children, he lived in public housing and didn’t speak English as a young child. “I remember my first day of kindergarten at John… [Read More]