Newsletters Archive

March 2023: Educator Diversity Act

March 28, 2023

Feb 2023: Early Childhood Website & Legislation

February 22, 2023

January 2023: COE Look Back

January 22, 2023

Dec 2022: Tracking ESSER Spending

December 01, 2022

October 2022: Mental Health ABC Act

October 01, 2022

Summer 2022: STEM Pathways

August 29, 2022

June 2022: COE Western MA

June 27, 2022

May 2022: Teacher Appreciation

May 04, 2022

April 2022: Investing ESSER Funds

April 19, 2022

March 22: Early Childhood 101

March 23, 2022

Feb 22: EdImpact Research Consortium

February 01, 2022

Jan 2022: COE Look Back

January 12, 2022

Dec 2021: A Year in Review

December 21, 2021

Nov 2021: The K-12 Power Gap

November 16, 2021

Oct 2021: Lessons in SEL

October 02, 2021

Sept 2021: Investing in the Future

September 01, 2021

Aug 21: Making Mental Health a Priority

August 01, 2021

June 2021: Reimagining the MCAS

June 11, 2021

April 2021: Future Ed Leaders Network

April 28, 2021

March 2021: Integrated Student Support

March 25, 2021

Curriculum Matters: Identifying High-Quality Instructional Materials

February 28, 2025

The curriculum used in classrooms can have an immense impact on student learning. Research finds that access to high-quality instructional materials (HQIM) leads to improvement in student outcomes comparable to more than half a year of additional learning. Switching to a higher-quality, standards-aligned curriculum can have a bigger impact on student learning than the difference between having a first-year teacher and one with three years of experience.