SOUTH HADLEY — Longtime Mosier Elementary School assistant principal David Gallagher has been named principal of Michael E. Smith Middle School. Gallagher has been with South Hadley public schools since…
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Wanted: Members for Hampshire County Food Policy Council
…members to join. People who have a stake in the county’s food system in any way — whether they work, live or play in the county — are all eligible…
Fifteen Superintendents Express Charter Concerns with Area Legislators
Shelburne Falls, MA — Superintendents representing most of the 36 Franklin and Hampshire County public school districts gathered today to share with legislators their concerns about the impact of charter…
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…to help … Read Post Supporting Access to Educational Technology In 1987, schools and districts were not commonly thinking about educational technology as a means to level the playing field…
State Senate OKs rural school aid for county districts
After years of state, school and town officials beating the drum for rural school aid, rural districts, including Mohawk, Frontier, Pioneer Valley, and the 19 member-town Franklin County Technical School…
Local technical schools lead donations to area hospitals
Two local technical schools, Franklin County Technical School in Turners Falls, and Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School in Northampton, have each made donations of supplies to their local hospitals…
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…
Urban legislators don’t get the struggle to fund large, rural bus routes
…lost $195,815 and Franklin County Technical School lost $216,984, according to Department of Elementary and Secondary Education data. Franklin County Technical School, the largest regional technical school district in the…
At state budget hearing at GCC, school officials share unique challenges faced by rural districts
…rural school districts around the state, an effort that picked up a lot of steam in the wake of July 2022’s Special Commission on Rural School Districts report. People like…
Trump Chooses Betsy DeVos For Education Secretary
President-elect Donald Trump has picked billionaire Betsy DeVos, a Michigan Republican activist and philanthropist who is a strong supporter of school choice but has limited experience with public education, as…