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
2015
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Springfield Treatment Center wins first place in nationwide read-a-thon for students residing in juvenile justice facilities.
During the month of February, the Center for Educational Excellence in Alternative Settings (CEEAS), with the support of Scholastic, Inc., sponsored Unbound, a nationwide read-a-thon. More than 50 schools across the country participated. The project began with...
Mar
2015
9
HEC Academy students support WRSI’s campout fundraiser for Cancer Connection
NORTHAMPTON, MA - WRSI’s Monte Belmonte has organized the ninth annual Cancer Connection Campout, being held in Downtown Northampton on the Old Courthouse lawn. Students from HEC Academy in Northampton raised funds and made personal donations to support this Cancer...
Mar
2015
9
Paul Goodhind named principal of Mosier Elementary School in South Hadley
South Hadley, MA — Completing a change in leadership for the younger grades, the School Department announced Wednesday that Paul Goodhind, an educator in central Massachusetts, will be the new principal of Mosier Elementary School. He will replace Jill...
Mar
2015
9
Uncovering Security Flaws in Digital Education Products
When Tony Porterfield’s two sons came home from elementary school with an assignment to use a reading assessment site called Raz-Kids.com, he was curious, as a parent, to see how it worked. As a software engineer, he was also curious about the site’s data...
Mar
2015
2
Judith Houle appointed interim Granby school superintendent
GRANBY, MA - The school committee last week appointed Judith Houle to serve as interim superintendent, subject to approval of a contract with her. Although her contract does not expire until next year, current superintendentIsabelina Rodriguez has accepted the...
Mar
2015
2
Read Across America Day
GREENFIELD, MA — “You don’t need a fancy office. That’s what’s great about being an author. You just need a paper and pencil,” said Natasha Lowe, a popular children’s book author, to a roomful of Newton School students. Lowe, author of the “Power of Poppy Pendle,”...
Feb
2015
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Sen. Warren speaks at GCC
GREENFIELD, MA — Surrounded by Greenfield Community College students, faculty and local officials, U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren asked for their support to help make college more affordable, to support early childhood education and to make education a priority and an...
Feb
2015
16
Technology in Education Relies on Both Student and Educator Voice
Over 200 elementary and secondary educators swapped stories, gained inspiration, and heard from innovative students, fellow teachers, and administrators about new projects and practices involving technology in the classroom; at today's 3rd annual Technology in...
Feb
2015
11
Early Childhood Programs Reduce Need for Special Ed
Attendance in an early childhood program dramatically reduces the chance that a child will need to be placed in pricier special education in third grade, according to research just published by Duke University. The findings were released just days after the North...
Feb
2015
11
Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) helps teachers communicate with students who have difficulty speaking
NORTHAMPTON, MA - Imagine how isolating and frustrating it would be if you couldn't speak clearly enough to be understood. There are many students across Massachusetts in this situation. Luckily, a variety of Augmentative and Alternative Communication (ACC)...
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