…School Committee Chair Jessica Corwin will head the new board, which will examine the challenges rural schools are facing and help guide the MASC’s legislative priorities. The nascent committee will…
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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…
New Title IX Rule Has Explicit Ban on Discrimination of LGBTQ+ Students
…gender identity, and sex characteristics. The U.S. Department of Education already interprets Title IX to include protection against discrimination based on gender identity and sexuality due to the 2020 Supreme…
Baker-Polito Administration Awards $600,000 in Grants to High Schools to Support Innovation Pathways
…industry-recognized credentials. Most Innovation Pathways are in STEM-related fields, including advanced manufacturing, information technology, environmental and life sciences, health care and social assistance, and business and finance. “These programs provide…
Frontier, Union 38 school districts announce Grinspoon recipients
SOUTH DEERFIELD — A first-grade teacher and a math educator have been named the Frontier Regional and Union 38 school districts’ winners of the 2020 Excellence in Teaching Awards. Suzanne…
Mahar teacher Angela Cote honored for ‘making learning fun
ORANGE — Ralph C. Mahar Regional School teacher Angela Cote has been named a 2020 Excellence in Teaching Award winner. Cote, 54, has been teaching at Mahar for seven years…
Mohawk Trail Regional School special education teacher earns Excellence in Teaching Award
BUCKLAND — Shelburne resident Angela Schatz was recently awarded the 2020 Excellence in Teaching Award within the Mohawk Trail Regional School District for her work as a special education teacher….
Not country — but a great teacher: Kayla Werlin of Hadley wins Country Music Association Award as a top music instructor
…is one of 30 music teachers to win a 2020 National Music Teacher of Excellence Award from the Country Music Association Foundation. That’s the philanthropic arm of the CMA, which…
Trauma Informed Schools: Creating Classroom Culture
…we experienced the “pandemic disruption of 2020“, our classroom management protocols are being seriously challenged and more and more students are requiring out of the classroom behavioral interventions. In this…
Turners Falls High School seniors surprised with parade
MONTAGUE — The Class of 2020 is grappling with what has become an unusual graduation season, due to restrictions on large public gatherings that have resulted from the COVID-19 pandemic….