by tjohnston | May 15, 2015 | State/National News
A parent involvement survey is now open to parents of students with individualized education programs (IEPs) in school districts in the special education data collection Cohort 4. Until May 29, 2015, parents can access the survey at...
by tjohnston | May 15, 2015 | Local News
SOUTH DEERFIELD, MA — In musical notation, a coda signifies the end of a piece, and that’s what Thursday night’s spring concert at Frontier Regional School was for long-time band director Karen Atherton, who will retire in June after 28 years with the school. With the...
by tjohnston | May 13, 2015 | CES Stories, State/National News
NORTHAMPTON, MA—A $3 million National Science Foundation grant will bring a new science curriculum to youth involved in juvenile justice system in Massachusetts. Through Project RAISE (Reclaiming Access to Inquiry-based Science), University of Massachusetts in Amherst...
by tjohnston | May 11, 2015 | Local News
SHELBURNE FALLS, MA — In 2011, the Buckland-Shelburne Elementary School MCAS scores caused the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to declare BSE a “Level 3” school, which meant it was among the lowest-performing 20 percent of schools and districts....
by tjohnston | May 11, 2015 | CES Stories, Local News
NORTHAMPTON, MA – The Strategic Planning Initiative for Families and Youth (SPIFFY) Coalition will its annual coalition meeting in conjunction with a Town Hall Meeting on Underage Drinking on Friday May 29th, 2015, from 11am – 1pm, on underage drinking....
