The three-year initiative known as the Amherst Wellbeing Alliance will bring together community members, organizational and governmental stakeholders to create a community-wide plan for health AMHERST, MA — The Collaborative for Educational Services (CES), in partnership with the Amherst Public Health Department, has received $375,000 over three years to complete a Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) for Amherst, Massachusetts. The Amherst Wellbeing Alliance (in Spanish: “Alianza para el Bienestar de Amherst”) will engage the community and strategic partners, collect and analyze data,...
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Aug
2019
23
More state aid for rural schools this year
Sen. Adam Hinds asked for and received $1 million more from the state’s Rural School Aid grant program this year, increasing the budget to $2.5 million and leaving superintendentsthroughout Franklin County waiting to see just how much of the pie they’ll get. “The...
Aug
2019
22
States Raise the Bar for What It Means to Be Proficient in Reading and Math
NEARLY EVERY STATE IN the U.S. has raised the bar over the last decade for what it considers grade-level achievement in math and reading, according to a new study from the National Center on Education Statistics. Because each state sets its own standards for what...
Aug
2019
22
Back to school: Dual enrollment, early college programs a boon for area high schoolers
HOLYOKE — College unaffordability. Increased competition for spots at prestigious local institutions of higher education. The inaccessibility of college. Decreased academic offerings at high schools struggling with budget woes. These are all challenges and problems...
Aug
2019
22
Turners Falls Schools to see all new administrators
MONTAGUE — Turners Falls High School and Great Falls Middle School have all new administrators this year, whose goals include making themselves more accessible to students and giving students a voice in how their school is run. “All this boils down to relationships,”...
Aug
2019
22
Greenfield High School team volunteers at cookout for Greenfield seniors
The Greenfield High School football team continued its now annual tradition of giving back to the community Tuesday, serving hamburgers and hot dogs to 50 members of the community at the John Zon Community Center. The event was organized by assistant coach Glenn...
Jul
2019
25
Mass. Schools Get More Money In The Latest Budget. A Lot More Is Likely On The Way
At first glance, the state's much delayed fiscal 2020 budget — more appropriately a $43.1 billion spending blueprint for the next 12 months — appears to have been a win for the more conservative House membership. Both branches passed the bill on Monday with only one...
Jul
2019
25
Longtime principal Luce will take interim post at Hatfield Elementary
HATFIELD — Thomas “Tim” Luce, a retired school administrator, will be interim principal of Hatfield Elementary School for the coming academic year. Superintendent John Robert made the announcement Tuesday. Luce retired in 2014 from his position of principal at Maple...
Jul
2019
24
Hilltown Mobile Market on the move in 2019
Chesterfield, MA - A new Hilltown Mobile Market will be opening this summer, thanks to a collaborative effort between Healthy Hampshire, Hilltown Community Development, the Hilltown Community Health Center, and several Hilltown farms. The Mobile Market—which will...
Jul
2019
24
STEM@Work: a unique paid internship program for high school students
Matt Rigney, Director of Alternative Youth Services at the Collaborative for Educational Services and organizer of the STEM@Work internship program for students in Franklin and Hampshire Counties, along with Hannah Nicolson, one of this year's interns, joined Alanna...
Jul
2019
22
Amherst schools receive $10K grant from Southern Poverty Law Center
AMHERST — Amherst Public Schools have received a $10,000 grant from the Southern Poverty Law Center to bring its civic literacy and organizing education to more classrooms in the coming school year. The nonprofit awarded the school the money through its Teaching...
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