SHELBURNE — A group of Mohawk Trail Regional School District teachers is pondering the question of how to address hate speech in school environments. Led by an ad hoc committee of teachers and staff, the district welcomed educators, School Committee members and community members to the Shelburne-Buckland Community Center in June to start a dialogue about discrimination, hate speech, bias, and how to create school communities that foster openness and a sense of belonging. “The goal was not just to have one event, but to begin many more conversations,” said Boris Samarov, a...
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Mar
2019
25
Easthampton fourth-graders launch campaign against car idling
EASTHAMPTON — In the afternoons, parents line their cars in front of Maple Elementary School to pick up their children. To find out how much pollution idling cars are spewing into the atmosphere, you don’t have to ask a scientist. You can ask a fourth-grader. Over...
Mar
2019
19
Voc-Tech investments pair needs of students, industry
BOSTON - Lawmakers, a former top Baker administration and city manager, and a one-time lieutenant governor joined advocates Monday to call for an increase in funding for vocational-technical education and passage of a bill to expand access to those programs. The...
Mar
2019
19
Mahar students learn a new way to communicate: sign language
RANGE — It was a chilly March day, and four Mahar students got together after school to do what many friends would — share snacks, chat about their lives and unwind after a long day. A local boy — boyfriend maybe? — bought one of their younger sisters some ice...
Mar
2019
19
Postsecondary Educational Opportunities for Youth Committed to DYS
The number of students taking advantage of postsecondary education opportunities while committed to the Massachusetts Department of Youth Services is growing significantly year on year. In 2018, 1 in 10 youth committed to DYS - 98 students - took postsecondary...
Mar
2019
18
Money for vet program proposed in Tech budget
TURNERS FALLS — Adoption of the proposed $11.7 million budget voted by the Franklin County Technical School Committee last week would fund a teacher and $30,000 for start-up equipment and supplies for a new veterinary animal sciences program at the school. The...
Mar
2019
16
Orange pushing ahead for more state school aid
ORANGE — With talks of a potential property tax override, underfunded special education and high school costs, Orange is making a plea to the state for more money. The Orange Selectboard, Finance Committee and Elementary School Committee have now all endorsed an...
Mar
2019
14
Buckland-Shelburne students camp out with Dr. Seuss
SHELBURNE FALLS — The second-grade classroom hummed with chatter as students dressed appropriately in pajamas huddled in tents to read Dr. Seuss’ “Sleep Book.” “It’s really fun,” second-grader Brody Cole said from inside a tent. Brody especially liked wearing...
Mar
2019
3
Stretched too thin: Rural school districts go on the offensive for legislative help
CHESTERFIELD — As the state eyes changing the way it funds public education, rural schools are asking that the law take into account the unique challenges their districts face and establish rural school aid. The Massachusetts Rural Schools Coalition, led by Michael...
Feb
2019
28
Orange: state shortchanges its SPED funding by $3.5 million
ORANGE — It’s not just rural schools feeling left behind by the 25-year-old formula for state aid, it’s schools with a high number of special education students too. Unfortunately, Orange’s elementary schools are both, and the special education issue is costing...
Feb
2019
28
$23 Billion Funding Gap Exists Between White and Nonwhite School Districts, Report Finds
School districts that predominantly serve students of color received $23 billion less in funding than mostly white school districts in the United States in 2016, despite serving the same number of students, a new report found. The report, released this week by the...
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