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Alma del Mar announces ‘Almazing’ fund grantees
Two educators to travel the world to fuel passion for learning
NEW BEDFORD — Two teachers at Alma del Mar Charter School have been awarded grant funds for their proposed trips to further their learning around the content they teach.
Read MoreStorytelling in action at Chinese charter school
6 Things To Know About The Proposed State Budget
House Democrats on Wednesday introduced a workmanlike $42.7 billion spending plan for the coming fiscal year that shies away from major changes in Massachusetts's tax policies but sets the stage for a reckoning later this year over how to increase funding for education and transportation.
Read MoreArgosy Collegiate students honored for earning college credits
When It Comes to Predicting Which College Students Will Actually Go On to Attain a Bachelor’s Degree, High School GPA Is King
In the charter school universe, Newark’s North Star Academy is fabled. It was one of the first high-performing charter schools, launched in 1997 with 72 students, succeeding with students growing up in a city that most Americans believe died long ago.
Read MoreSchool lessons: Money alone isn’t the solution
As Beacon Hill policy makers set about crafting a new education-funding scheme, developments of the last few weeks underscore the need to marry increased state funding with new accountability tools.
Read MoreChanging of the guard at Port charter school
NEWBURYPORT — After six years leading River Valley Charter School, Andy Willemsen has decided to step down as director, passing the baton to current assistant director Jonnie Lyn Evans.
Read MoreTie state ed funding to school committee seats
FEW DOUBT THAT the time has come to update the mechanism by which the Commonwealth funds local school districts. After 25 years, the current formula isn’t keeping pace with rising employee health insurance and special education costs.
Read MoreHow one Minnesota school, beloved by refugee families, has turned itself around while keeping its teachers, students and culture
Buttigieg Talks Charter Schools
The mayor of South Bend, Indiana, Pete Buttigieg, says charter schools “have a place” as “a laboratory for techniques that can be replicated.”
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