…the impact of trauma on very young children (ages – 5 years) who are involved with the state’s child welfare system. The two-year SCSC project was funded through a $498,000…
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Hinds and Blais say launch of Rural Schools Commission ‘a big win’ for region
GREENFIELD — State Sen. Adam Hinds and state Rep. Natalie Blais recently chaired the first meeting of the state’s Rural Schools Commission, and they expect that the body will have…
Students to ask state for more education funds
…maintenance and salaries, remain, resulting in a high “per-pupil cost” quotient. “Our numbers, because we’re spread out, are declining,” said Pioneer Valley Regional School District Superintendent Jon Scagel. “We’re just…
Smith Academy principal leaving for bigger school
…new position fits with his long-term goals. “I’d like to work in a larger district and eventually one day look to a central office position,” he said. In fact, last…
Pioneer Valley Excellence In Teaching Awards Presented To 113 Educators
SPRINGFIELD — School districts across the region participated in a rigorous process to select the winners of the 2020 Pioneer Valley Excellence in Teaching Awards. The program, which is in…
Pioneer Valley residents testify in favor of rural school aid bill
Educators, town officials and students from across the Pioneer Valley appeared before the Legislature’s Joint Committee on Education on Monday to share their support for bills that would codify several…
Pioneer Valley Regional School’s virtual play to premiere Thursday
NORTHFIELD — Instead of taking to the stage, Pioneer Valley Regional School students will take to the screen for Thursday’s online premiere of “Infinite Sound and Furious Jest,” an original…
Tackling Controversial Issues: Pioneer Valley Regional School Students perform “Rent” this weekend
…other and bond as a community, rather than hide from the terrors of life …” — Jonathon Larson, composer/lyricist/book writer of “Rent” A year ago, Pioneer Valley Regional School student…
Despite Claims, PVCICS is Not a Model of Integrated K-12 Public Education
…schools as comparison district schools for PVCICS. If PVCICS is truly an engine of integration, helping to mitigate the patterns of residential segregation that impact our region, especially for the…
Sparsity Aid for rural schools? Mohawk mulls rural school assoc.
…new educational group is to “represent interests peculiar to rural districts” that are not represented by either the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents or the Massachusetts Association of Regional Schools….