Governor Charlie Baker unexpectedly gave early education funding its largest boost in more than a decade on Wednesday, announcing that he would devote more than $28 million in found money…
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‘We don’t come with the house’ FCTS students built Erving home with help from GSB Foundation
…of 26 Central St., a house they built with their own hands. Greenfield Savings Bank set up the Franklin Technical School Building Society Inc. to finance the project, and students…
Chocolate milk is heading back to school
…and milk during a visit to Catoctin Elementary School in Leesburg, Va. He said school food rules had cost districts and states an extra $1.22 billion in fiscal year 2015….
Chris Appy
…National Identity (Viking, 2015); Patriots: The Vietnam War Remembered From All Sides (Viking, 2003), and Working-Class War: American Combat Soldiers and Vietnam (University of North Carolina Press, 1993). Patriots won…
Charter school debate looms over raising state caps
…said during a forum Thursday at the Northampton Senior Center about how charter school payments affect the Northampton schools. State figures show that Northampton paid $2.25 million in charter school…
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…
As Massachusetts charter schools enroll more students with disabilities, who exactly are they serving?
At Lawrence Family Day Charter School, which caters to poor and minority students, fewer than 7 percent of students have special needs – far below the statewide average. Director Ralph…
Karen Albano
Karen Albano began working with the Emerging America program in 2015. She is currently the editor of the weekly History eNews, and has contributed to many facets of the Emerging…
Baker to file stand-alone education bill
…falling apart in recent years when talks between House and Senate Democrats broke down. Baker, in his inaugural address, said he would be filing a proposal later when he offers…
Mohawk Trail Regional School special education teacher earns Excellence in Teaching Award
…are so honored to have her working at (Mohawk Trail Regional School).” Schatz has worked in the Mohawk Supported Classroom since 2015. Prior to that, she worked at Brattleboro Area…