State/National News

Gov. Baker agrees to major spending increase in his final budget

Posted on Friday, July 29th, 2022 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Colin A Young, WBUR
Date: 7/28/2022
Link: Complete Article

Signing his eighth and final budget as the state’s chief executive, Gov. Charlie Baker on Thursday agreed to a major increase in state spending as he approved the vast majority of a $52.7 billion annual budget, vetoed less than half a million dollars of outlays, and returned 41 sections to the Legislature with proposed amendments…. [Read More]

Baker-Polito Administration Awards More Than $32 Million to Expand Training Opportunities for High School Students and Adults Through Skills Capital and Career Technical Initiative Grant Funding

Posted on Thursday, July 28th, 2022 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Terry McCormack, Mass.gov
Date: July 22, 2022
Link: Complete Article

] LEXINGTON — The Baker-Polito Administration today awarded more than $32 million in grants to modernize equipment at career technical programs and expand training opportunities for young people and adults as part of the administration’s multi-year effort to address skills gaps so more residents can pursue careers in growing industries and employers can hire qualified workers to… [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]