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Boards name new Frontier superintendent

DEERFIELD, MA - Dr. Lynn M. Carey has been named the future Frontier Regional School superintendent. The Frontier Regional and Union #38 school committees held final interviews with the two ...

CES Profile – After School Programs, Learning Inspired by Fun

Asked about his favorite recipe from the Cooking Club at Greenfield High School's Green Room After School Program, Ben, a quiet, reflective eighth grader, thought carefully about his choices. ...

White Brook Middle School students in Easthampton aim to show power of kindness with Pay it Forward Challenge

EASTHAMPTON, MA - Students at White Brook Middle School aim to show just how strong the power of kindness is as they attempt to spread good deeds around their school, the city and the ...

CES Profile – Albert Mussad, Sharing the Joy of Teaching

On the wall across from Albert Mussad's desk is a large photograph of children and their teacher. The teacher is Mussad, and the students are some of his very first, from his early days as an ...

Two candidates remain in running for Frontier, Union 38 superintendent

DEERFIELD, MA - An interim superintendent from New Hampshire and the regional director of an educational organization based in Massachusetts have been named as finalists for the Frontier ...

Mohawk versus charters: District to rally against tuition hikes

BUCKLAND, MA - Facing a 15 percent increase in mandated payments for charter school tuition, Mohawk Trail Regional School District officials say the state funding formula for charter schools is ...

Gov. Charlie Baker proposes major change to charter school funding formula

BOSTON, MA — Gov. Charlie Baker, a strong advocate for charter schools, is using his fiscal year 2017 budget proposal to change the way in which district schools are reimbursed for charter ...

Granby taps 2nd choice for top spot with schools

GRANBY, MA - The School Committee voted Thursday night to offer the superintendent's position to Sheryl Stanton after contract negotiations broke down with its first choice for the job. ...

Graduation Rates Up, Dropouts Down in Massachusetts High Schools

Massachusetts four-year high school graduation rates climbed for the ninth year in a row in 2015 with some of the largest gains recorded by some minority groups and students from low-income ...

Leave no child’s school district behind

We are writing in regard to the Dec. 18 commentary by Marc Kenen, executive director of the Massachusetts Charter Public School Association. Kenen was responding to an opinion piece published ...

Massachusetts Senate plans to craft charter school reform bill as ballot question looms

BOSTON, MA - Facing a possible question on the November 2016 statewide ballot pushed by Gov. Charlie Baker that lifts the cap on charter schools, the State Senate will attempt to craft a charter ...

HERD INSTINCT Smith Voke students find lesson in the barn

NORTHAMPTON, MA - Tucked away in a red barn at the back of the Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School campus, there’s a different kind of learning going on. Students study with sheep, ...
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