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Juuling in school: E-cigarette use prevalent among local youth

NORTHAMPTON — Over the last decade, middle and high school students have been smoking cigarettes less — rates have dropped significantly since 2011. The bad news is that a new vice is on the ...

In Historic Win, Nationally Recognized Teacher Jahana Hayes Elected to U.S. House

Jahana Hayes, the 2016 National Teacher of the Year, has won her race for a U.S. House seat, representing Connecticut’s 5th district. A former high school history teacher and current district ...

PVRS students walk out in support of transgendered individuals

NORTHFIELD — Ninety-three students walked out of class at Pioneer Valley Regional School Tuesday morning and stood in the rain to show support for transgender people, while the state voted on ...

Rural School Aid awarded to local districts

DALTON – State Sen. Adam G. Hinds and state education Commissioner Jeffrey C. Riley announced that 33 rural school districts will receive part of a new $1.5 million appropriation to help ...

Smith Academy principal leaving for bigger school

HATFIELD – Andrew Berrios is leaving his position as principal of Smith Academy for a job as a middle school principal in Connecticut. “There’s nothing negative to say about here and why I’m ...

Raising the bar: Belchertown elementary school to provide piano education to all students

BELCHERTOWN — A new piano lab set to be installed at Swift River Elementary School will provide all students with a basic piano education by the time they finish third grade. The collegiate ...

Crocker Farm teacher awarded 2018 Roger L. Wallace Excellence in Teaching Award

AMHERST — On Tuesday afternoon, Crocker Farm Elementary third grade teacher Lauren Mattone pointed to three photos on the board: a forest, a beach and a landscape. You just arrived here and this ...

Frozen yogurt and a chance to celebrate working for healthy communities

Northampton, MA – Over 40 representatives from a diverse array of Healthy Hampshire community health projects to promote healthy food and active lifestyles assembled at the Collaborative for ...

Afterschool and Out-of-School Programs Woefully Underfunded

A release from the office of State Senator Brendan Crighton: The Legislature's Afterschool and Out-of-School Time (ASOST) Coordinating Council has found that years of underfunding have left too ...

Jackson steps down as Amherst Regional High School principal

AMHERST — After 15 years working in the district, Mark Jackson announced Thursday that he would retire as principal of Amherst Regional High School on Nov. 1. Because he will be using accrued ...

Follow 15 of America’s teachers on a day of frustrations, pressures and hard-earned victories

It’s shortly after dawn when Edward Lawson, one of America’s 3.2 million public school teachers, pulls his car into the parking lot of Julian Thomas Elementary in Racine, Wisconsin. He cuts the ...

Collaborative for Educational Services Begins Statewide Youth Mental Health First Aid Training Project

Northampton, MA -- The Collaborative for Educational Services (CES) Healthy Families and Communities department has received federal funding for a three year project that will provide Youth ...
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