…Education teacher at Holyoke High School. She is currently an advocate for Emergent Bilinguals and Exceptional Learners and teaches at Marcus M Kiley Middle School in Springfield, MA. Maria has…
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Seeking Connection, Not Othering
…team explores ways their approach to belonging and equity work in schools helps create different opportunities for administrators, teachers, and students. NOTE that since the time of recording, Mariah and…
Creativity and Networks in Special Education
…schools from experiences as a mom, an advocate, a teacher, and an administrator. Listeners get an inside look at the role of a transition specialist and possible resources for folx…
Hatfield names three finalists for schools chief
…next superintendent for the Hatfield public schools. The Hatfield School Committee Tuesday announced that it has narrowed a field of 31 applicants to three finalists to replace John Robert, who…
Schools pivot to remote learning – Educators try to provide ‘normalcy in this abnormal time’ amid school closures
…classroom.” Means of learning have varied by school, according to the district’s Digital Literacy and Computer Science Coordinator Molly McLoughlin. The elementary schools primarily are using physical packets of prepared…
Barbara Cheney Appointed Fellow for Summit Learning
…been so successful, that this Spring Cheney was named a Summit Learning Fellow. Summit Learning is a national network of public schools. The program itself operates 11 public schools (The…
The Massachusetts Migrant Education Program Partners with School Districts
…as part of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, has long worked to establish and foster relationships with schools, community agencies, organizations and agribusinesses to identify eligible children and youth,…
Sparsity Aid for rural schools? Mohawk mulls rural school assoc.
…Trail Regional School on March 23 to discuss forming a Massachusetts Rural Schools Association. The association is to address issues that school systems in densely populated regions don’t face. Superintendent…
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…
Some Massachusetts high schools are turning graduation into a drive-thru parade
…a drive-thru parade. Over the past few weeks, several Massachusetts high schools have announced they will be holding graduation parades as a socially-distanced alternative to traditional ceremonies. The idea first…