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…
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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…
Jacqueline LaFrance
Jacqui LaFrance is a program assistant and English language specialist for the English Learner Collaborations Project, funded by a grant from the Library of Congress to the Massachusetts Council for…
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…
Youth Policy and Advocacy Summit 2025
…a Policy 101 presentation, interactive roundtable discussions with policymakers at the school, local, state, and federal levels, and a series of skills workshops that youth could choose from. Workshop topics…
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….
Springfield Treatment Center wins first place in nationwide read-a-thon for students residing in juvenile justice facilities.
…the country participated. The project began with bundles of books, donated by Scholastic to participating sites. Under the direction of an English teacher or Librarian, students logged their reading minutes…
Playful Learning through Intentional Teaching
…positive impact on kindergarten teaching in her district. Here is the link to her recent post on the MESPA blog, Principals Supporting Principals: Play Ball! A Home Run for Kindergarten…
Driving Through Mud: How Rural Mass. Schools Are Coping With Rising Transportation Costs
It’s hard for rural schools in Massachusetts to get kids to and from class every day — especially now, in muddy season, when the snow has melted and the rain…