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…
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Cheers for one-by-one Easthampton High commencement
EASTHAMPTON — Friday marked the completion of a graduation ceremony the likes of which Easthampton High School has never seen before. Over the course of five days, students of the…
Former Springfield Principal chosen to head troubled Madison Park High
BOSTON, MA – The interim superintendent of the Boston public schools has tapped a former principal in Springfield to lead turnaround efforts at the Madison Park Technical Vocational High School…
Alternative high schools emphasize learning over time in class
…Diploma Plus’s five New York City schools had higher graduation rates than average for such programs, citing high student engagement. But Diploma Plus has faced challenges, shrinking from 29 schools…
CES Workforce Programs lead to multiple opportunities
…for anything that was offered. Krish Poudel of Amherst Regional High school, then a sophomore, says that he signed up for these offerings because “getting these skills down was a…
Virginia educator chosen as next ARHS principal
…and learning for the Petersburg City Public Schools in Virginia. Prior to that, he served as principal at public high schools in Philadelphia and Syracuse, New York. “I just can’t…
Graduating junior firefighters recognized by Colrain Firefighters’ Association with signs
…Mattson of Frontier Regional School; Matt Colby of Franklin County Technical School; Megan Dyer of Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School; and Tyler Broughton of Mohawk Trail Regional School. “We…
2017 Massachusetts Teacher of the Year Announced
…teacher at Amherst Regional Middle School, and recipient Catherine Dollard, a science teacher at Northampton High School who was a finalist for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics &…
Tech AP program wins honor
TURNERS FALLS — Franklin County Technical School has been named to the 9th Annual AP District Honor Roll roughly seven years after School Committee member Mark Maloney suggested Advanced Placement…
Mahar students learn a new way to communicate: sign language
…coming up they want to attend — ordinary topics for four high school friends. Except they weren’t actually speaking, at least not with their mouths. The girls, ages 14 to…