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Governors Baker, Carney Visit Springfield Empowerment Zone Schools

Governors Baker, Carney Visit Springfield Empowerment Zone Schools

Gov. John Carney travelled to learn about Springfield’s approach to turning around struggling schools

SPRINGFIELD – Governor Charlie Baker welcomed Delaware Governor John Carney today to Springfield where the governors met with teachers, principals and school leadership teams at schools involved with turnaround efforts as part of the Springfield Empowerment Zone Partnership.

“Springfield’s Empowerment Zone Program is a great example of how effective this approach can be for certain districts willing to give teachers and administrators the ability to create the best learning environment for students,” said Governor Baker. “It was a pleasure to show Governor Carney the success of this program and reiterate our commitment to working with the legislature to replicate this approach for other schools in need.”

"Thank you to Governor Baker and educators in Springfield for hosting this visit," said Governor Carney. "We wanted to see first-hand how local officials in Springfield partnered with the state to improve performance in high-needs schools. We also believe that giving greater autonomy to principals and teachers could lead to better outcomes for students in Delaware."

Governor Carney visited Springfield with representatives from the Christina School District in Wilmington, Del., the Delaware State Education Association, the Christina Education Association, and the Wilmington Education Improvement Commission. 

Governor Carney spent the morning visiting classrooms and meeting teachers and principals at the Chestnut schools, a group of three middle schools on the same campus that each take a different approach. Both governors toured the High School of Commerce, which recently joined the Springfield Empowerment Zone partnership and held a roundtable discussion with teachers, school leaders, and local officials. Afterward, the governors visited Honors Academy, a 65-student honors program housed within the same building.  

“We support the Empowerment Zone approach because we want to empower school-level leaders and their teams to make decisions and changes needed for their schools,” Education Secretary James Peyser said.

In 2014, Springfield Public Schools partnered with Empower Schools, a nonprofit organization that works with communities to improve schools and boost academic results for students. Nine middle schools and two high schools are in the Springfield Empowerment Zone Partnership, which is overseen by an independent joint city-state board.

During his State of the Commonwealth address in January, Governor Baker highlighted the Empowerment Zone approach in Springfield as a promising way to improve struggling schools, and said he supports legislation filed by Senator Eric Lesser (D-Longmeadow) and Rep. Alice Peisch (D-Wellesley) that would give school districts more flexibility to turn around underperforming schools by creating “Innovation Zones,” similar to what Springfield schools did.

“It’s an honor to welcome Governor Carney to Western Massachusetts and to showcase the fantastic work happening in the Springfield school system. The Springfield model is showing success for students that can be replicated across the state and even around the country,” Senator Eric Lesser said.

"The model embraced by the Springfield Public Schools gives those at the school level, teachers as well as administrators, the authority and flexibility that are critical to improving student outcomes,” said Representative Alice Peisch. “Governor Carney's visit today indicates that the work in Springfield is valued beyond our borders. I am hopeful that the legislation I filed along with Sen. Lesser will be enacted so that this model can be replicated across the Commonwealth."

The schools in the Springfield Empowerment Zone Partnership are governed by a seven-member board that includes Mayor Dominic Sarno, School Superintendent Daniel Warwick and School Committee Vice Chair Chris Collins, as well John Davis, James Morton, Beverly Holmes and Chris Gabrieli, who chairs the empowerment zone board. After the first year (2015-2016), the majority of schools in the Zone showed improvements in three of the state’s primary performance measures, including percentage of students meeting standards, composite performance index (CPI) and student growth percentile (SGP).

第九屆絲竹春吟音樂會10/7晚登場

(波士頓訊)中華表演藝術基金會將於2017年10月7日週六晚上7:30，於波士頓First Church of Boston (66 Marlborough Street, Boston) 舉行第9屆「絲竹春吟」青少年中國器樂音樂會。所有在音樂會裡的演出者，都是在 9月30日徴選會裡 所選出優秀的演奏者。 當晚節目將包括有楊琴、古箏、二胡、琵琶、和嗩吶 。音樂會免費入場,, 建議捐贈每人10美元。歡迎大眾到場聆聽。

為激勵青少年學習中國器樂的意願，引發其對中國文化的興趣，並為學子提供一個觀摩與表現的機會，「絲竹春吟」至今已經邁入第 9年。參加徴選者並無國籍與地區之限制，舉凡9至22歲的青少年，能親赴波士頓者皆歡迎報名參加徴選會。

今年徴選會之評審委員有東北大學音樂系主任Anthony De Ritis、朱蓉、陸惠風、郭雅志、郭天生等音樂家及 藝評學者組成。演出曲目以傳統中國樂曲為主。音樂會另邀請專業人士示範演出。今年邀請 王媛演出古筝， 干云卓演出揚琴, 由張正山,  黃少堅,  甄若茅, 林戰濤老師們伴奏。

查詢請洽: 中華表演藝術基金會會長譚嘉陵
Email: Foundation@ChinesePerformingArts.net, www.ChinesePerformingArts.net

中華表演藝術基金會  Foundation For Chinese Performing Arts               3 Partridge Lane, Lincoln, MA 01773 ChinesePerformingArts.net Foundation@ChinesePerformingArts.net  The 9th Annual Youth Poetry in Silk and Bamboo  絲竹春吟音樂會 2017 Saturday, 10/ 7/ 2017, 7:30 PM Free Admission  Suggested donation $10 at door. First Church in Boston 66 Marlborough Street, Boston   Program  includes solo, duo, and ensembles of guzheng, dulcimer, erhu, pipa, suona, and horse-head fiddler.  Performers were selected by an audition on 9/30.  Special guest artists  Ms. Yuan Wang 王媛, guzheng  Ms. YunZhuo Gan 干云卓, dulcimer accompanied by  Ching-San Cheung 張正山, flute， Elisa Cheung 黃少堅 , dulcimer,   Zhan-Tao Lin 林戰濤 erhu,   and  Chenchu Rong荣晨初, percussion Program detail and bios of guest artists at:http://www.chineseperformingarts.net/contents/competition/music/index.htm www.ChinesePerformingArts.net  Foundation@ChinesePerformingArts.net

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MassChallenge Boston Names Top 26 Startups

October 5, 2017

BOSTON, October 5, 2017 – MassChallenge, the most startup-friendly accelerator on the planet, today announced the top 26 startups from its four-month accelerator program in Boston from its 2017 cohort of 128 companies. Representing some of the most innovative solutions across industries, the startups will now move into the final judging round, where they’ll compete for shares of $1.5M in equity-free prizes.

“It’s amazing to see just how far these companies have progressed in such a short amount of time” said Kiki Mills Johnston, Managing Director of MassChallenge Boston. “With support from the Boston innovation community, each entrepreneur is equipped with the confidence to take on new challenges, the insight to navigate growth, and the network to create impact in our region and beyond. Congratulations to our top 26 companies and to our entire cohort – I’m looking forward to celebrating all of your achievements at the MassChallenge Awards.”

Over the course of the program, 128 early-stage startups from around the world have leveraged expert mentorship, tailored curriculum, corporate partnerships and industry resources to launch and grow their companies – all at zero cost and for zero equity. In addition, entrepreneurs developing physical products have also had the opportunity to bring their ideas to life in the MADE @MassChallenge R&D lab.

To select this year’s winners, MassChallenge Boston will tap the expertise of industry visionaries, including Joshua Boger, Steven Conine, Desh Deshpande, Gail Goodman, Emily Green, Diane Hessan, Donna Levin, Mary Jo Meisner, and Jason Robins. During this final judging round, the top 26 companies will apply what they’ve learned throughout the program to demonstrate their growth and impact.

More than 1,500 leaders and innovation enthusiasts are expected to celebrate top companies at this year’s MassChallenge Awards, which are being held at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center on November 2nd at 5:00 p.m. In addition to presenting equity-free prizes, spotlighting alumni traction, and highlighting top MassChallenge Boston partners, the night will also welcome WeWork Co-Founder & CEO Adam Neumann as the keynote speaker.

MassChallenge Boston Top 26:

Adeo Health Science
Massachusetts | General/Retail/Consumer Goods
Prevents food allergies in infants.

Athletes of Valor
Massachusetts | Social Impact
Helps servicemen and women transition into collegiate sports and later into careers by providing an online platform, resources, and community.

ADIFF
New York | General/Retail/Consumer Goods
A humanitarian fashion brand that creates functional clothing for style and survival.

Cadence
New York | High Tech
Makes event management effortless by helping businesses deliver unforgettable events with purpose.

CareAline
Massachusetts | Healthcare/Life Sciences
Functional line and risk management garments for PICC and Central Lines.

CozyKin
Massachusetts | High Tech
Creates the sharing economy for childcare by matching local families together and placing them with Montessori-trained nannies in in-home nanny shares.

Guardion
Massachusetts | High Tech
Helps governments reduce the risk of nuclear terrorism with networkable, low cost, ultra-sensitive ionizing radiation sensors.

Ghamut
Massachusetts | High Tech
Introduces Connect, a social-networking service that helps users build new platonic relationships, face-to-face.

Girls Health Champions
Massachusetts | Social Impact
Works to mitigate gender inequality and its impact on health outcomes by training teen girls as peer health educators.

Miracle Messages
California | Social Impact
Builds social support systems for the homeless.

Nonspec
Massachusetts | Healthcare/Life Sciences
Provides affordable, adjustable prosthetic limb kits for amputees and clinicians worldwide.

OffGridBox
Massachusetts | Energy/Clean Tech
Modular and compact units that provide renewable energy and treated water in remote areas.

OnRout
New York | General/Retail/Consumer Goods
Lowers e-commerce shipping costs by taking trucks off the road.

Pykus Therapeutics
Massachusetts | Healthcare/Life Sciences
Developing a dissolvable intraocular device to make retinal surgery less painful and more successful.

Reveal Pharma
Massachusetts | Healthcare/Life Sciences
Addresses the $1B need for safe gadolinium-free MRI contrast agents for all patients who need crucial diagnostic imaging.

ReviveMed
Massachusetts | Healthcare/Life Sciences
A machine-learning platform that translates data from small molecules into the right therapeutics for the right patients.

Skelmet
Massachusetts | General/Retail/Consumer Goods
Revolutionizes the wearables industry with 3D Fit technology that automatically measures, designs, and produces bespoke products.

Skillist
Massachusetts | Social Impact
Connects untapped talent to in-demand jobs.

The Puffin
Massachusetts | High Tech
Enhances the lives of people with disabilities by creating assistive tech that facilitates community inclusion and employment opportunities.

UrSure Inc.
Massachusetts | Healthcare/Life Sciences
Makes medical diagnostics to protect vulnerable patients from HIV infections.

Vence Corp
California | General/Retail/Consumer Goods
A hardware and software solution for livestock farmers which increases revenues, eliminates fencing costs/capex and reduces labor expenses.

Veripad
New York | Healthcare/Life Sciences
Creates an affordable and portable solution that allows for rapid screening of medication quality.

VetiVax
Connecticut | Healthcare/Life Sciences
Commercializes personalized cancer immunotherapies for pets.

Voatz
Massachusetts | High Tech
A mobile election platform, secured via smart biometrics, real-time ID verification, and the blockchain for irrefutability.

W8X
Massachusetts | High Tech
Develops a smart and compact weight lifting system that empowers athletes to reach their limits.

Y2Y
Massachusetts | Social Impact
Interrupts a generation of chronic homelessness by providing sanctuary from the streets and supportive pathways out of homelessness.

布羅克頓高中孔子課堂揭牌慶中秋

(波士頓訊)10月3日上午，麻州大学波士顿孔子学院下设的布罗克顿高中（Brockton High School）孔子课堂在学校礼堂举行揭牌仪式暨欢庆中秋文艺演出。布罗克顿学区学监凯瑟琳∙史密斯（Kathleen A. Smith）、布罗克顿高中校长克利福德∙穆雷（Clifford Murray）和麻州大学波士顿孔子学院院长孙柏凤等出席仪式并致辞。500多名学习中文的学生参加揭牌仪式并观看演出。

          凯瑟琳∙史密斯学监感谢孔子学院给予布罗克顿学区中文项目的支持，希望在各方合力下促进学生成长为世界公民。孙柏凤院长对布罗克顿学区和布罗克顿高中给予中文项目的重视和支持表示感谢，希望学生们通过学习中国语言和文化，学会尊重不同文化的差异，共同为世界和平作出贡献。

          随后，孙柏凤院长将孔子课堂牌匾授予布罗克顿学区外语部负责人瑞秋∙乌布里安娜（Rachael Umbrianna）和布罗克顿高中孔子课堂中文教师李韧。

          浙江大学文琴艺术团表演了精彩的节目，具有中国特色的民族舞蹈、器乐和武术表演让现场观众掌声不断。人们惊叹于中国艺术的美轮美奂和多姿多彩，在意犹未尽之中度过了欢庆中秋的美好时光。(麻大孔子學院提供)

劍橋市拉丁學校孔子課堂慶中秋

      (波士頓訊)  10月3日下午，麻州大学波士顿孔子学院下设的剑桥瑞奇拉丁学校（Cambridge Rindge and Latin School）孔子课堂在学校礼堂举行揭牌仪式暨欢庆中秋文艺演出。剑桥瑞奇拉丁学校校长达蒙∙史密斯（Damon Smith）和麻州大学波士顿孔子学院院长孙柏凤等出席并致辞，该校近600名学生和部分家长参加仪式并观看演出。

          史密斯校长感谢孔子学院对该校中文项目的支持，希望孔子课堂将来有更好的发展。孙柏凤院长指出语言和文化学习的重要性，鼓励学生们将来运用自己所学，成为沟通不同文化的使者，创造更加美好的未来。

          随后，孙柏凤院长将孔子学院牌匾授予剑桥瑞奇拉丁学校校长达蒙∙史密斯和该校中文教师施祖慰。至此，麻州大学波士顿孔子学院共下设9所孔子课堂。   

        浙江大学文琴艺术团的精彩演出令观众大开眼界，不时爆出热烈的掌声。大家在愉快的氛围中度过了欢庆中秋的美好时光。(麻大孔子學院提供)

MAYOR WALSH, BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY ANNOUNCE NEW OUTREACH MANAGER, ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR PATRONS IN NEED

MAYOR WALSH, BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY ANNOUNCE NEW OUTREACH MANAGER, ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR PATRONS IN NEED

Full-time outreach worker will help provide resources and care to homeless and in need patrons

BOSTON - Friday, October 6, 2017 - Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced the hire of a full-time outreach manager for the Boston Public Library (BPL), who will work as part of a team providing assessment, crisis intervention and intensive case management services to unsheltered individuals drawn to the spaces and resources of the Boston Public Library. The position, which has been in development since June 2017, will be based at BPL's Central Library in Copley Square, and is funded through the City of Boston's Department of Neighborhood Development and the Boston Public Library, and managed in partnership with Pine Street Inn. In addition to the outreach manager, additional resources available to patrons will include the hire of a Reference Librarian specializing in Health and Human Services and a recently launched Addiction Recovery Resources in Boston Resource Guide, containing information on substance use and recovery services, and designed for both active users and their loved ones. This guide joins the Boston Public Library's existing Housing, Health Hunger & Help Resource Guide, both of which were previewed at a recent Library Board Meeting. "The investment in this newly created position and the resources being made available by our dedicated library staff join a range of citywide resources already helping to support and aid our homeless population in and around our libraries and across the city," said Mayor Walsh. "These efforts directly support the BPL's mission of serving everyone." The BPL's new outreach manager position will be immediately filled by Mike Bunch, an existing outreach case manager social worker at Pine Street Inn. Mike is bilingual in English and Spanish, and previously worked with shelter and treatment providers in Austin, Texas. He is a former Peace Corps volunteer. Bunch began his work at the Central Library this week and will assist patrons at library locations throughout the City in most demand. "I am thankful to Mayor Walsh, the City's Department of Neighborhood Development, and Pine Street Inn for their steadfast work in bringing this role to fruition," said David Leonard, Boston Public Library President. "The BPL is committed to providing all patrons, regardless of status, with the critical assistance they need, and the hire of the outreach manager is a significant "first" for the BPL and will connect library users with the right resources to help them move forward." In June 2015, the Walsh Administration released Boston's Way Home, the City's action plan to end veteran and chronic homelessness. The action plan has redesigned the way Boston offers services to homeless individuals; today, rather than counting on shelter as the solution to the issue. Boston has moved to a housing first model, where an individual's entrance into the shelter system is also their entrance to a path toward permanent, stable housing.  In January 2016, Mayor Walsh announced Boston had ended chronic veteran homelessness. To date, nearly 850 homeless veterans have been housed. In 2016, the City scaled up its efforts to end chronic homelessness. Since January of 2016, 391 chronically homeless individuals have been housed, representing 2,300 years of homelessness ended.   "Pine Street Inn is pleased to be part of this effort to provide homeless men and women the support and services they need to begin rebuilding their lives," said Lyndia Downie, President and Executive Director of Pine Street Inn. "We are grateful to Mayor Walsh and the BPL for their thoughtful approach to this issue as we all work to address and reduce the number of homeless men and women in Boston." About the Boston Public Library Boston Public Library has a Central Library, twenty-four branches, map center, business library, and a website filled with digital content and services. Established in 1848, the Boston Public Library has pioneered public library service in America. It was the first large free municipal library in the United States, the first public library to lend books, the first to have a branch library, and the first to have a children's room. Each year, the Boston Public Library hosts thousands of programs and serves millions of people. All of its programs and exhibitions are free and open to the public. At the Boston Public Library, books are just the beginning. To learn more, visit bpl.org. About the Department of Neighborhood Development As the City's housing agency, the Department of Neighborhood Development works to build strong, inclusive neighborhoods by expanding access to stable and affordable housing for every Bostonian. We invest public resources to improve Boston's neighborhoods, creating housing options, supporting tenants, fostering homeownership, ending chronic homelessness, and managing the City's real estate portfolio. To learn more, visit here. About Pine Street Inn Founded in 1969 as an emergency shelter, Pine Street Inn began creating permanent housing with on-site support staff for homeless men and women in 1984. Today, Pine Street operates 41 housing locations with over 950 tenants throughout Greater Boston. Reaching more than 1,900 individuals daily, Pine Street provides permanent housing, job training, emergency shelter and street outreach, with a goal to help men and women reach their highest level of independence.  To learn more, visit pinestreetinn.org