…would enroll if such opportunities were available. According to an Afterschool Alliance survey, 196,562 students are enrolled in afterschool programs but an additional 213,966 are unsupervised during afterschool hours. In…
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Fall 2014 Special Olympics offers fun in Granby
…field echoed the bright colors sported by the 87 participants, and the volunteers working to set up and support the event. Students came from schools in Northampton, South Hadley, Granby,…
As Massachusetts charter schools enroll more students with disabilities, who exactly are they serving?
…disabilities. But he also said that for students who are more severely disabled, particularly those who need substantially separate classes, charter schools simply do not have the same resources as…
Frozen yogurt and a chance to celebrate working for healthy communities
…attendees have collaborated on projects that spanned mobile farmers markets, walkability audits, pedestrian-friendly policymaking, chronic disease management education, and more. Healthy Hampshire is a collaboration between municipal leaders, elected officials,…
Rural School Aid awarded to local districts
…a declining population and the need to regionalize over large geographic areas,” said state Rep. Paul W. Mark, who also worked to establish the aid program. “Rural School Aid is…
HEC Academy Math teacher Bessette receives awards at Northampton Special Education Parents’ Advisory Council awards night
HEC Academy Math Content teacher Randall Bessette was recognized at the recent awards dinner held by the Northampton Special Education Parents Advisory council. Randall was nominated by a Northampton HEC…
Now available: Transforming the Workforce for Children Birth Through Age 8: A Unifying Foundation
…is known about what professionals who provide care and education for children need to know and be able to do and what professional learning supports they need. However, that knowledge…
Raising MCAS bar was a move in the wrong direction
…funding, what educators really need is flexibility, support, and trust to reshape the educational environment within our schools. We need to try something new. Unfortunately, what is measured is what…
Scholar and Common Core critic Yong Zhao says schools need to rethink use of classroom technology
…has technology transformed education, the answer is no,” Zhao told an audience of some 300 area educators gathered for a Technology in Education Conference Tuesday at Holyoke Community College. The…
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