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2024’s Best School System In America Is Here In Massachusetts!
Once again, our state of Massachusetts makes us proud by being #1 in yet another important field. It seems like this has been happening a lot lately, hasn't it? Massachusetts has ranked at the top (or very near) in numerous fields lately. The field I'm referring to in this instance...
Massachusetts lawyer group demands school districts stop denying migrant children the right to attend school
Saugus, Mass. – Pushing back against what they say is a recent wave of school districts seeking to illegally deny migrant children the right to attend school, Lawyers for Civil Rights and Massachusetts Advocates for Children today demanded that Saugus Public Schools immediately revise its Student Admissions Policy. They believe that the policy, adopted in August 2023, imposes overly stringent residency and proof-of-identity requirements and impermissibly denies admission to children of families who have not filled out the Town Census.
6 School Districts In Mass. Named Best In America
The 2024-2025 school year in Massachusetts is approaching fast with kids going back to class in the next two weeks. We all know getting an education is paramount. What school district you're enrolled in, for the most part, largely predicts the quality of education you'll receive. Not just in academics, but overall guidance, after school programming, sports, etc.
Oxford High principal Rebecca Czernicki joins ranks of state's 2024 Commonwealth Heroines
It was through the youth council formed by Sen. Ryan Fattman and hosted by Oxford High School where she is the principal that Rebecca Czernicki came to the attention of the legislator, who nominated her as a Commonwealth Heroine Class of 2024. But her lifelong dedication to educating young people and her sensitivity...
VT, NY, MA Summer EBT enrollment deadline looms
ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — The USDA’s Summer EBT Program available in Vermont, New York, and Massachusetts provides low-income students with a one-time payment of $120 to buy groceries. As one woman told NEWS10, the program made all the difference for her and her children. “As a single mom of two kids, it’s become difficult to keep […]
MassEducate Opens Up Free Community College to Everyone
And he’s not alone among the region’s community-college presidents in lauding the potential of MassEducate, a state-funded program that makes community college free for everyone who meets enrollment requirements and does not yet have a bachelor’s degree. MassReconnect, which the state launched last summer to fully fund...
Schools have made slow progress on record absenteeism, with millions of kids still skipping class
MEDFORD, Mass. — (AP) — Flerentin “Flex” Jean-Baptiste missed so much school he had to repeat his freshman year at Medford High outside Boston. At school, “you do the same thing every day,” said Jean-Baptiste, who was absent 30 days his first year. “That gets very frustrating.”
Glitches and delays with student aid application rolling into another school year
WORCESTER, Mass. – The start of college classes is just weeks away and there are still concerns over filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Students and families are concerned the issues and glitches, which came with the rollout of the new FAFSA form last year, are going to continue. Quinsigamond Community College in Worcester said it's been a process, but it's working with students to secure financial aid.
Question 2: The battle over MCAS heats up
Students in Massachusetts could no longer be required to pass MCAS exams to earn a high school diploma if voters side with teachers' unions at the ballot this November.Why it matters: Teachers say making a student's degree depend on high-stakes tests in the 10th grade narrows the curriculum and puts too much pressure on kids.They've put Question 2 before voters this fall to remove the graduation requirement, which has been in place since 2003.The other side: A group of parents, educators and others with stakes in primary education want to stick with the math, science and English exams.The "no" campaign...
From computers, Keaton to cocido, new courses at Worcester colleges offer wide variety
WORCESTER ― Each year, the colleges of Worcester introduce a new slate of courses for students to take. As the world continues to evolve, the courses around Worcester's institutions of higher learning are modified to reflect those changes. New courses being introduced and reformatted in 2024 are designed to help students better understand the past, the present and the future in different ways, from working on artificial intelligence programming to eating ají de gallina (Preuvian cream...
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