…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…
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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…
Northampton Public Schools receive FRESH grant
…for Students were announced at the South Shore YMCA yesterday by the Healey-Driscoll administration. Northampton will receive $9,366. According to the press release, “these state-funded, competitive grants … were given…
Hadley schools land financial literacy education grant
…administration and state Treasurer Deb Goldberg’s Office announced the recipients of a Financial Education Innovation grant. Hopkins Academy was one of 43 Massachusetts schools to receive the funding. This initiative…
DESE report on Expanded Learning Time Grant available for districts and schools thinking about redesigning school schedules
From the Commissioner’s Weekly Update: A recent report about design and resource allocation in schools and districts participating in the state’s Expanded Learning Time grant initiative might be of interest…
Amherst to develop anti-racist curriculum for elementary schools
…teacher and staff member at Amherst’s three elementary schools, and at Pelham Elementary School, will be part of this new effort. “In Amherst and Pelham, the firm commitment in the…
Schools end blizzard bag program after state cancels initiative
…to students to complete at home on snow days. Each bag counts as one day of attendance, meaning schools do not need to tack on an extra day to the…
Amherst schools receive $10K grant from Southern Poverty Law Center
AMHERST — Amherst Public Schools have received a $10,000 grant from the Southern Poverty Law Center to bring its civic literacy and organizing education to more classrooms in the coming…
Lenox schools to explore alternative ways to structure district
…shared services with other districts, superintendency unions with other schools and regionalization, in order to “know what the opportunities and the threats of the different options might be.” Through 2020,…