…Hampshire and Hampden county high school students with paid internships in STEM settings (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math). The projected demand for STEM careers in the Pioneer Valley promises to…
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Isolda Ortega-Bustamante
…Education Project, a provider of Adult Basic Education in Holyoke, Ms. Ortega-Bustamante expanded partnerships and programming with a dedicated team of adult educators. Before moving to the Pioneer Valley in…
Making music: Pioneer students design homemade instruments for music, engineering project
Middle school students at the Pioneer Valley Regional School in Northfield showcased their musical talents and engineering design skills recently during a combined class project through which they built and…
Pioneer announces new principal
NORTHFIELD, MA – The Pioneer Valley Regional School has picked a new principal. After hosting a meet-and-greet with the three finalists for the position, Jean Bacon has been named Pioneer’s…
Pearl Rhodes principal resigns, Bernardston principal takes over
…Regional School District’s website shows Leblanc as the assistant principal of Gateway Regional Middle and High School in Huntington. Pioneer Valley Regional School District Superintendent Ruth Miller suggested during the…
Two students honored for social justice work
FLORENCE, MA — Two Valley high school students will receive scholarships for their work in social justice Sunday at the Sojourner Truth statue. Olivia Kan-Sperling, from Northampton High School, and…
Need for news literacy presses on educators in social-media age
…war, like Saddam Hussein’s fictitious weapons of mass destruction. But many Pioneer Valley educators say the scourge of obfuscation has, for them, justifiably taken on a new focus in the…
Community leaders support local program for young children and families
…the community. Clopton noted that “for every dollar spent on programs like SFYC, approximately $17 in tax dollars are saved.” Both Clopton and Levine run businesses in the valley, and…
Editorial: Healthy Hampshire shines welcome light on challenges
…on health equity issues affecting many of the low-income residents and immigrants living in the neighborhood that includes single family homes and three large apartment complexes — Mill Valley Estates,…
New Pioneer principal hopes to make school ‘model’ in western Mass.
NORTHFIELD, MA — Pioneer Valley Regional School’s new principal, Jean Bacon, says that she wants Pioneer to support all learning styles, including students who need more support or students who…