Getting ready to celebrate MLK at school or in your community? Check out the following resource from Bridges Together, a nonprofit focused on intergenerational programs. The resource gives tips and ideas about MLK’s life and lists his beliefs. https://www.bridgestogether.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/MLK-Day-programming-page.pdf
New Commissioner? Female? Chair Paul Sagan anticipates that the finalists for the Commissioner of DESE will be interviewed publicly on Jan. 22, 2018. The Board could vote to appoint the next commissioner as early as January 26. It would be nice to see a qualified female from Massachusetts take the ranks since we have an 80% female profession and we have been male-heavy for awhile at DESE, EEC, and DHE.
The Rennie Center is hosting an event on the Condition of Education in the Commonwealth on Thursday, January 25th at the Omni Parker House Hotel. See here for more information and registration. http://www.renniecenter.org/events/condition-education-report-release
What are we doing in Mass for greater access to sanitary napkins? Students in California and Illinois will have greater access to feminine hygiene products for free in their restrooms. See California’s bill text here: http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB10
Have you heard of First Book Marketplace? It provides free and inexpensive books and resources. For more info, please see here: http://www.fbmarketplace.org/
Are you interested in taking a new course for free in 2018? To take the course or to acquire free resources on urban education see here: https://www.coursera.org/learn/urban-education
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