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Commissioner of Education Jeffrey Riley announced Tuesday he will not name the typical "chronically underperforming schools" this year, instead naming "attendance priority schools" to address the persistent chronic absenteeism crisis.
Commissioner of Education Jeffrey Riley announced Tuesday he will not name the typical "chronically underperforming schools" this year, instead naming "attendance priority schools" to address the persistent chronic absenteeism crisis.
Massachusetts is seeing the arrival of more migrants, and many of them have no place to live. Because it's a "right to shelter" state, officials are providing temporary housing, often in hotels. New England Public Media's Jill Kaufman reports that school districts, such as West Springfield, have geared up to help the new arrivals.
The number of homeless families in Massachusetts continues to rise. As of October 2023, almost 7,000 families are living in emergency shelters hotels, dorms and apartments run by the state. In many communities, including West Springfield, the children enroll in public schools, where educators try to meet learning and basic needs.