…education in Hadley’s public schools, says Superintendent Anne McKenzie. While the schools will continue to have a consistency in the approach to how students are taught, McKenzie said this will…
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…Pincipal Darius Modestow, 122 students took final exams for those courses. “81 percent of our students scored three or higher on the exam,” Modestow said in the statement, “which will…
Local educators celebrate Pioneer Valley Excellence in Teaching Awards
On Wednesday evening, April 29th, Franklin and Hampshire county educational leaders celebrated the thirty-nine local teachers and educators who have been recognized for their excellence in teaching with a Pioneer…
Preschool playground at Crocker Farm Elementary School in Amherst officially opens
…through Community Preservation Act money, town capital spending and a grant by the Amherst Education Foundation. The playscape replaces the former playground, which offered students little more than shovels and…
Rural Schools Roundtable emphasizes funding difficulties for area’s rural schools
…fund education. … A school is a school, so despite our enrollment, whether we have a grade level that has 10 students or 21 students, we still need a teacher.”…
Area schools turn to Google’s online software solutions
…clicked on it. A menu appeared with names of the different apps. Marks directed the students to choose “Drive,” Google’s online storage program. “These files have been shared with you,…
Ross Newton
Ross Newton is a History Teacher at HEC Academy in Northampton, a special education public high school of the Collaborative for Educational Services (CES). Ross relates history to students’ lives…
Alternative high schools emphasize learning over time in class
…to do about students who have repeatedly failed a grade and are on the verge of dropping out. For almost two decades, Diploma Plus has operated small alternative programs for…
Afterschool and Out-of-School Programs Woefully Underfunded
…the myriad programs. While Massachusetts consistently leads the country in supporting the well-being and educational success of its children, the report finds most students lack afterschool opportunities even though many…
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