NORTHAMPTON: Despite the rainy weather, staff and students from HEC Academy (an alternative middle and high school in Northampton, MA managed by the Collaborative for Educational Services) participated for the…
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Laurel Peltier
…acted as a consultant and professional development provider for more than 20 school districts in Massachusetts. Her most recent post was with the Amherst Pelham Regional High School. In addition…
Fall 2014 Special Olympics offers fun in Granby
GRANBY, MA – As students gathered behind the Granby Junior/Senior High School in Granby, MA for the fall 2014 Special Olympics, the colors of the fall foliage around the playing…
Experts discuss state of local education at GCC
…experts advocated both at the state and local levels for sufficient funding for rural public school districts and championed opting out of state “high-stakes testing,” at an event hosted by…
5 Ways to Teach Disability History in Social Studies Class
…in their high school history class,” Cairn said. The young men’s excitement turned the photo into Cairn’s favorite image from disability history — and he has many to choose from….
Becoming money smart: At Fort River Elementary in Amherst, 5th-graders learn about finances by working and paying rent through mock program
…of high school students can be considered financially literate, according to a 2015 Massachusetts report on financial literacy, and that Massachusetts is one of 12 states across the country that…
Teresa Poteat, M.Ed.
…as paraprofessional, inclusion and substantially separate classroom teacher, team leader, and supervisor of special education at the middle and high school levels. Teresa’s educational philosophy is embedded in the belief…
NHS Latin teacher wins national honor
NORTHAMPTON — Northampton High School Latin teacher Thomas J. Howell recently won national recognition for his work from the Society for Classical Studies, a major academic group focused on ancient…
Kathi Titus, M.Ed.
…youth who reside in institutional settings across the state (Departments of Mental Health, Youth Services, Public Health and County Houses of Correction). Titus taught at the high school level for…
Continuing Earl McGraw’s Legacy in Turners Falls
TURNERS FALLS — Joining the Turners Falls High School student recipient senior Andy Craver, Jessica Vachula-Curtis is this year’s staff recipient of the McGraw Uplift Award. Like Craver, English and…