…has long been a concern that summer break can hinder a student’s ability to retain information, but these concerns exist for snow days as well. There were 10 snow days…
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PraacticalAAC Blog Post by Jeanne Tuthill
Jeanne Tuthill, an assistive technology specialist at the CCATT Center, has prepared a post for Carole Zangari’s PracticalAAC Blog, and we are pleased to share the blog with you: If…
Gateway’s ‘blizzard bags’ cut makeup days in sunny June
HUNTINGTON — Many local students will find themselves staring longingly out the windows of their classrooms during the makeup snow days tacked onto their school year. Students in Gateway Regional…
Mohawk Trail, Hawlemont plan blizzard bag study
…grades to keep up their academic programs during “snow days” without having to make up school days lost during winter storms. An organizational meeting is scheduled at Mohawk on Tuesday,…
Orange School Committee Okays Four Blizzard Bags
ORANGE — The Orange Elementary School Committee last night gave the nod to four days’ worth of “Blizzard Bags” this academic year, though Thursday’s snow day was exempt. A Blizzard…
Setting the Stage for Future Educators
…Former Director, CES Licensure Programs. A shortage of teachers in the early 2000s led to the start of the Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) licensure program as an alternative path…
David L. Hudson Jr.
David L. Hudson, Jr., an Assistant Professor of Law, teaches Legal Information and Communication at Belmont University. He is the author, co-author, or co-editor of more than 40 books. For…
South Hadley names David Gallagher principal of middle school
SOUTH HADLEY — Longtime Mosier Elementary School assistant principal David Gallagher has been named principal of Michael E. Smith Middle School. Gallagher has been with South Hadley public schools since…
Mohawk, Hawlemont to test out ‘Blizzard Bags’ during spring vacation
…for the two designated “snow days” of their April 16-20 spring vacation. “The basic concept … is that a certain number of snow days would serve as official school days,…
‘I’ve learned that things have a cost.’ Meet the migrant children working long hours in factories and fish plants across Mass.
…American countries, funneling more children into an overwhelmed US system that has failed to protect them. These young migrants, many of whom come from places where child labor is prevalent,…