…community members to identify, evaluate and select a model for a redesigned high school experience by 2019. The project work will be completed with the support of longstanding partnerships between…
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Due to coronavirus pandemic, Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education looks to waive MCAS testing requirements for certain students
State education officials are looking to waive certain high school testing requirements for many students in Massachusetts due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Massachusetts Board of Elementary and…
CES Conference Explores How Technology Can Help Students Learn
…from 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Over 200 educators, technology specialists, and administrators from Pioneer Valley schools attended the event. As advanced technologies transform nearly every industry, competency with these…
State’s new rural policy commission meets in Greenfield
…commission, 12 of whose members were appointed by the governor, grew out of a study related to issues found in rural communities, where 829,000 residents — 12.5 percent of the…
The Amherst regional school consolidation question
…demographic trends, an increasing number of the district’s students select vocational placements. The member towns of Amherst, Pelham, Leverett and Shutesbury have been considering all options in dealing with these…
Baker-Polito Administration, WGBH and Special Guests to Celebrate the Massachusetts High School Class of 2020 with a Virtual Commencement Ceremony
…schools across the Commonwealth, to be aired in a special broadcast at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 9. Massachusetts Commencement 2020 will feature congratulatory remarks from Jason and Devin McCourty…
Attleboro youngsters prepare for school with local/state program
…Education Development Center, and Collaborative for Educational Services. The Department of Early Education and Care is working with the United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley to administer $10…
Strategic Planning Initiative for Families and Youth (SPIFFY) Coalition is recipient of $100,000 grant for substance abuse prevention
…five cities/towns in Hampshire County – Amherst, Ware, Hadley, South Hadley and Northampton. Municipal leaders, including school superintendents, mayors, town managers, select board members, police chiefs and public health directors,…
More state aid for rural schools this year
…year, several Franklin County districts benefited,like Ralph C. Mahar Regional School District, which received $183,774; Mohawk Trail Regional School District, which received $132,932; and Pioneer Valley Regional School District, which…
3 Western Massachusetts teachers win White House award for excellence in science, math teaching
…the kindergarten through grade 6 category, while high school science teacher Keith Wright was chosen in the grade 7 through 12 category. Wright had been at the Springfield Renaissance High…