"A school program designed to encourage friendships between students and their counterparts who have developmental disabilities received nearly $15,000 in grants this week.
The grants - to the "Best Buddies" programs in multiple Franklin Schools - were announced at the Tuesday night School Committee meeting.
Committee Chairman Kevin O'Malley said Franklin schools have partnered with the Best Buddies program for many years, and that hearing of the group's progress was one of the highlights of the committee's year.
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"Our schools have arguably the best 'Best Buddies' program in the country," he said. "It's a wonderful program."Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20161117/franklin-school-best-buddies-programs-receive-grants
The complete listing of grants by Best Buddies for the individual schools can be found here http://www.franklinmatters.org/2016/11/live-reporting-best-buddies.html
"A year after student suspension rates fell sharply under new statewide disciplinary regulations, the number of Massachusetts pupils suspended from school ticked up slightly in the 2015-16 academic year.
“The last thing we want to see is suspension rates increasing, particularly for our students of color, English language learners and students with disabilities,” said Matthew Cregor, education project director for the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Economic Justice. “Those disparities were already far too great.”
According to state data released Thursday, the percentage of students suspended at least once in the 2015-16 academic year increased slightly from the previous year, from 4.1 to 4.3 percent. That follows a 20 percent decrease in student suspensions the previous year, when new state regulations went into effect."
http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20161117/racial-disparity-remains-in-school-suspension-rates
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