Condition of Education in Western MA

Wednesday, October 30, 2024 - 11:30 AM

The Delaney House | Holyoke, MA

Please join us in Holyoke for a conversation on the state of education in Western Massachusetts. This event will put a local focus on findings of the Rennie Center's Condition of Education in the Commonwealth report and bring together members of the business and education communities to discuss the need to rethink education. Massachusetts Secretary of Education Patrick Tutwiler will be among the events featured speakers.

Registration and lunch begin at 11:30am and the program will run from 12:00-1:30PM.

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Supports for Newcomer Students

September 30, 2024

In recent years Massachusetts schools have seen a surge in newcomer students—a term used to refer to students who have receently arrived in the country and are new to our education system. This group of students, who are often highly resilient and eager to learn, need heightened academic, language, and social supports to thrive in an education system that was not designed for their success. Because many suburban and rural communities have enrolled unprecedented numbers of migrant students in recent years, districts all across the Commonwealth—not just the state’s traditional hubs for newly arrived immigrants—are looking to identify and apply effective strategies for supporting this growing student population. This month we're digging into the data on newcomer students in Massachusetts and looking at how schools can best support our newest residents.