MASS superintendents toured @AmazonRobotics today and talked with engineers about the education their manufacturing, engineering, and programming workforce needs and how schools have to change to meet the economy's evolving needs.
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M.A.S.S. Superintendents visit Amazon Robotics in Reading - M.A.S.S.
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M.A.S.S. superintendents toured the Amazon Robotics manufacturing facility on Friday, December 14. This informative tour showcased how and what Amazon Robotics creates and how it fits into the Amazon ...Look what I found in a Colorado paper! Forbes top places to visit! Congrats North Adams @NA_Mass_tourism
Good luck to any #Robotics teams who are competing this Saturday at Newton North HS 9AM-3PM for the First Lego League Eastern #Massachusetts #CHAMPIONSHIPS #STEM
"Our mission is clear: Close persistent achievement gaps, ensure that a diploma means readiness for further study and workforce training, and eliminate the inequities in access to high quality schools."
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Ed reform needs a new plan - CommonWealth Magazine
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MASSACHUSETTS, WITH ITS innovative industries and history of leadership and reform, should be the laboratory for reimagining public education to ensure equity, opportunity and excellence for all. But ..."I wish that more schools offered it because the epidemic is everywhere," says Sarah Nadeau. "For a lot of these kids, school is the only place that is stable. They get their lunch here, they get their education here, so why not give them their support while they're here at the school?"
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School-Based Counselors Help Kids Cope With Fallout From Drug Addiction
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More than 50 Massachusetts schools are participating in a new program that brings counselors in to help children deal with the stress and trauma of living in families struggling with drug addiction.