…School District: Sharyn Wood, Sheffield Elementary. Greenfield Public Schools: Marguerite Rancourt, Discovery School at Four Corners; Angela Mass, Greenfield High School; and Gina Clark, Federal Street School. Granby — Lesley…
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Area students salute veterans for their service
A circle is a symbol of eternity and wholeness, with no beginning and no end. This makes it fitting that dozens of veterans, service members and Sunderland Elementary School students…
Holyoke, Amherst schools get grants to diversify teaching staffs
…their schools.” “This is a great opportunity to attempt to diversify the workforce,” said Kelly Curran, management of recruitment for the Holyoke schools, whose student population is more than 80%…
Teaching Disability History: How the Civil War Changed Disability and American Government
…and vastly expanded state and Federal services to aid veterans after. By 1900, the U.S. had paid pensions to nearly a million veterans, justified largely by their disabilities. These changes…
‘It feels good to do good’: Greenfield High School students participate in Community Service Learning Day
…have done activities such as card making with the Senior Center and making reusable bags with Greening Greenfield, as well as many off-site activities, such as projects at the Greenfield…
Exemplary Status for four CES-run After School Programs
…constantly tweaking program design elements to further enhance services for select students.” Select students are those who have struggled academically on local and state testing scores. “The competitive Exemplary Grant…
$1M to fight youth opioid addiction
…McLaughlin asked rhetorically. Ideally, this initiative won’t disappear as the federal grant money potentially dries up, McLaughlin said. She is already looking at other funding opportunities. The first year of…
Collaborative for Educational Services Begins Statewide Youth Mental Health First Aid Training Project
…from behavioral support services. CES will train education staff of at-risk adolescent students within the Massachusetts Department of Youth Services (DYS) programs. Adolescents entering the MA DYS juvenile justice system…
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Report: Massachusetts students perform best in the country — even when adjusted for demographics
…income, English proficiency, and resources at home. “This means that states are judged by how well their students do relative to students with similar characteristics across the country,” Chingas wrote….