by tjohnston | Feb 11, 2015 | CES Stories, Local News
NORTHAMPTON, MA – William Diehl, Executive Director of the Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) in Northampton has been selected to serve on the Massachusetts Safe and Supportive Schools Commission. Diehl will be representing the Massachusetts Organization of...
by tjohnston | Feb 11, 2015 | State/National News
BOSTON, MA (WWLP) – A new initiative called “Building on What Works” hopes to be a competitive way to increase funding for public schools. The new proposal would allow under-performing public schools to compete for additional state funding. The proposal is backed by...
by tjohnston | Feb 11, 2015 | State/National News
Cindy sits across from me in what is now called The Justice Center at Turners Falls High School in Montague, about 20 miles north of Amherst. The room is brightly decorated with student art, there is a coffee machine and some candy on a table, and behind me on the...
by tjohnston | Feb 11, 2015 | Local News
LENOX MA — Interim Superintendent Timothy Lee is no longer an “interim.” Following an outpouring of accolades for Lee’s performance, the School Committee on Monday night voted unanimously to appoint him as superintendent through June 2017. Lee,...
by tjohnston | Feb 10, 2015 | State/National News
Massachusetts education officials say the state’s high school graduation rate is up to 86.1 percent, with some of the strongest gains among minority and low-income students. The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education on Tuesday announced that the...
