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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Nov
2015
3
State education formula out of whack, Commission: Health insurance, special ed underfunded
High costs for employee health insurance and special education have reduced the resources school districts can invest in other areas, including extended learning time, books, technology, arts, and counseling, according to a report released Monday by a commission...
Nov
2015
2
Westfield Superintendent of Schools Suzanne Scallion announces retirement plans
WESTFIELD, MA - Superintendent of Schools Suzanne Scallion announced Monday she plans to retire effective June 30, 2016. Scallion officially notified the School Committee of her intention Monday night. "This will give the committee the necessary and adequate time...
Oct
2015
27
Report: Massachusetts students perform best in the country — even when adjusted for demographics
It’s not the first time a study has found that Massachusetts students perform the best in the country. But often those studies do not account for a key metric: demographics. A report published Monday from the Urban Institute, a D.C.-based think tank, however, found...
Oct
2015
19
‘School Local’ aims to promote city schools, will kick off with rally on steps of City Hall
NORTHAMPTON, MA — In a city where patrons are encouraged to eat, bank and shop locally, residents are not surprised that a phrase they have been hearing more and more of is, “School Local.” School Local Northampton is a campaign started by parents to encourage city...
Sep
2015
29
Alternative high schools emphasize learning over time in class
William (Bill) Diehl, in addition to serving as the Collaborative for Educational Services executive director, also serves as the chair of the Diploma Plus board. Bill recently sat down with the Hechinger Report's Gail Robinson to talk about the work of Diploma...
Sep
2015
27
New Union 28 superintendent is old hand at teaching
ERVING, MA — After almost three decades in education, Jennifer Haggerty has begun her first school year in a building devoid of children. “It was my first time in 28 years that I had not been in a building with students. However, I did visit all of the schools on...
Sep
2015
16
Area schools turn to Google’s online software solutions
NORTHAMPTON, MA— Standing before a roomful of 10- and 11-year-olds, technology specialist Andrea Marks pointed to what she calls the “waffle” at the corner of a large computer screen in the front of the room. The waffle — nine tiny squares that form one larger...
Sep
2015
11
Frontier Regional and Union 38 superintendent to retire
SOUTH DEERFIELD, MA — This school year will be Frontier Regional and Union 38 Superintendent Martha Barrett’s last with the school district. Barrett announced this week that she plans retire at the end of June. Barrett announced her plans to the Frontier Regional...
Sep
2015
10
In the big-kids school: Preschoolers welcomed into Sanderson Academy
ASHFIELD, MA — A Sanderson Academy custom has been to hold a “boo-hoo” breakfast for new kindergartners and their parents on the starting day of school; so Wednesday, the first day of preschool, the PTO held a “boo-hoo reception” for preschoolers and their parents....
Sep
2015
8
DYS – Watching our Youth Succeed
Across the Department, staff, community members, families and supporters of DYS youth witnessed first-hand the results of encouraging our youth and their potential for accomplishing great things. Graduating from high school is a special milestone for any young...
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