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U.S. Department of Education Awards Over $60 Million to Strengthen the Teacher Pipeline, Increase Educator Leadership, and Support Quality Teaching and Learning to Further Address Teacher Shortage

Posted on Wednesday, September 28th, 2022 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Press Office, U.S. Department of Education
Date: September 27, 2022
Link: Complete Article

U.S. Department of Education Awards Over $60 Million to Strengthen the Teacher Pipeline, Increase Educator Leadership, and Support Quality Teaching and Learning to Further Address Teacher Shortage

Today, the U.S. Department of Education (Department) is announcing new awards to further address the teacher shortage and help ensure long-term investments in teacher pipeline and development programs across the country. New investments under the Supporting Effective Educator Development (SEED) program, include 22 new three-year grants totaling more than $60 million, bringing the Biden-Harris Administration’s additional support… [Read More]

Filed Under: State/National News Tagged With: Educators, Teacher Pipeline, Teacher Shortage, US Department of Education

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

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

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]

Filed Under: State/National News Tagged With: Chapter 70 Funding, Commonwealth of MA budget, Early Childhood funding, Fiscal Year 23 Budget, Governor Charlie Baker

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

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

] 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]

Filed Under: State/National News Tagged With: Capital and Career Technical Initiative Grant, Career and Technical Education, Skills Capital Grant Program, Skills Capital Grants

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

MOEC Highlights Work of Collaboratives to Support Student Mental Health

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]

Filed Under: State/National News Tagged With: CREST, READS Collaborative, Social Emotional Learning, student mental health

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

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

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]

Filed Under: Local News, State/National News Tagged With: Berkshire Hills Regional School District, grants, Hadley Public Schools, Innovation Pathways Program, Northampton Public Schools, West Springfield Public Schools, Westfield Public Schools

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 youngsters prepare for school with local/state program

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]

Filed Under: CES Stories, State/National News Tagged With: Attleboro Schools, Early Childhood, Early Education and Care

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

Massachusetts statewide school mask order coming

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]

Filed Under: State/National News Tagged With: COVID-19, Education, K-12 Schools, mask mandate

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

Feds Approve Release Of $611 Mil For Massachusetts Schools

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]

Filed Under: State/National News Tagged With: DESE, Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Plan, ESSER plan, US Department of Education

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

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 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]

Filed Under: State/National News

Commissioner Announces 2021 Massachusetts Teacher of the Year Malden middle school math teacher Jennifer Hedrington receives state’s top educator award

Posted on Thursday, October 22nd, 2020 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Commissioner Announces 2021 Massachusetts Teacher of the Year Malden middle school math teacher Jennifer Hedrington receives state’s top educator award

Press Release – A message from the Massachusetts Department ofElementary and Secondary Education – Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) Commissioner Jeffrey C. Riley today announced that Jennifer Hedrington, a seventh-grade math teacher at Ferryway School in Malden, is the 2021 Massachusetts Teacher of the Year. The Massachusetts Teacher of the Year Program is… [Read More]

Filed Under: State/National News Tagged With: Massachusetts Teacher of the Year

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