This year, Sabine Denise Jacques and Mariah Lapiroff from the CES Joy and Justice team have been facilitating a theater club in Easthampton that centers self- and social-awareness, embodied connection, and belonging and joy for 6th & 7th graders. They have been using the Brown Paper Studio theater practice to support collaborative thinking and play. Brown Paper Studio is an arts methodology designed to awaken creativity within individuals and groups and to utilize the resulting creative energy for peaceful social transformation; and a unique theater practice that uses art, games,...
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Dec
2015
21
Charter school debate looms over raising state caps
NORTHAMPTON, MA — As government officials debate whether to lift a cap on the number of charter schools allowed in the state, the local chapter of the League of Women Voters of Massachusetts is doing research of its own on the subject. The nonpartisan organization...
Dec
2015
18
Granby offers superintendent’s job to Agawam High School Principal Steven Lemanski
GRANBY, MA — The School Committee voted 4-1 Thursday night to offer the job of superintendent to Agawam High School Principal Steven Lemanski. The school board still must negotiate a contract with him. The vote came after deliberations of nearly two hours during...
Dec
2015
16
‘Hour of Code’ engages Pioneer Valley students
Julia Levesque was trying to give the snowman arms, typing as she looked at the image on her screen to make sure the limbs were positioned correctly. But something went wrong and the illustration’s torso shifted off to the side. She started again — this time...
Dec
2015
10
No Child Left Behind getting makeover
WASHINGTON — The way the nation’s public schools are evaluated — teachers, students and the schools themselves — is headed for a major makeover, with a sweeping shift from federal to state control over school accountability and student testing. The Senate on...
Dec
2015
8
My Turn: Our educational landscape: Charter schools’ negative impact in area
We are following closely the discussion about potential changes to the cap on charter schools. There is much room for debate about the value, impact, funding and accountability of charter schools, and we applaud the work of Senate President Stanley Rosenberg and...
Nov
2015
24
HEC Academy students support Monte’s March
HEC Academy students joined Monte Belmonte yesterday afternoon for part of his annual "Monte's March" to raise awareness and funds for the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts. HEC Academy students walked part of Monte's route from Springfield to Northampton, during...
Nov
2015
23
Fifteen Superintendents Express Charter Concerns with Area Legislators
Shelburne Falls, MA -- Superintendents representing most of the 36 Franklin and Hampshire County public school districts gathered today to share with legislators their concerns about the impact of charter expansion on small and rural districts. Representative...
Nov
2015
20
Massachusetts receives $4 million Gates Foundation grant
Massachusetts has been named one of five recipients nationwide that will receive a $4 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and the Commonwealth will use the funds for educator preparation programs, officials said. The state Department of...
Nov
2015
18
State education board approves new hybrid test
BOSTON, MA - Massachusetts students will soon be facing a new standardized test after the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education voted to combine elements of the existing MCAS test with another test aligned with Common Core state standards. Approval of...
Nov
2015
13
MIAC reverses Rule 53 decision
The masses spoke, and the MIAC listened. In a somewhat surprising decision, the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Council on Friday voted 10-1 to reverse MIAA Rule 53 - allowing middle school students to participate on high school teams. Thus, all...
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