…moving forward, sticking together as a community and creating a positive environment for students. The issue was brought to light when hundreds of EHS students organized a walkout on March…
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Becoming money smart: At Fort River Elementary in Amherst, 5th-graders learn about finances by working and paying rent through mock program
On an afternoon in late December, fifth-grade students at Fort River Elementary School gather around and write their rent checks. “Who can remind us what a memo is?” teacher Jonathan…
Sunderland school gets adaptive tricycle
…donations. The adult-size trike is available to all students, though priority is given to about a dozen based on their specific diagnoses. “It opens an opportunity for other students to…
National award promotes use of educational technology in the Department of Youth Services
…used include: Developing digital portfolios of students’ work Providing opportunities for collaboration among students (using wikis) Extending learning beyond the classroom (using tablets) Increasing participation in post-secondary learning through online…
Schools pivot to remote learning – Educators try to provide ‘normalcy in this abnormal time’ amid school closures
…added, “we’re doing the best we can to provide students with the best learning opportunities we can provide, even without having the availability of students and teachers in the same…
State education secretary takes to airwaves with a message: make school attendance ‘a priority’
…including stable housing. And indeed, among the 59 Massachusetts schools and districts where 30% or more of students were chronically absent last year, all but seven enroll majority low-income students….
Mass Cultural Council Funds Artist in Residence Working with the DYS Education Initiative
…thanks to a FY23 STARS Residency grant from the Mass Cultural Council, and will be a partnership between Jenny Herzog and students receiving educational services through CES while placed in…
Building on the Cultural and Background Knowledge of English Learners in Classrooms and Counseling Groups
This course is meant for classroom teachers, arts specialists, counselors, librarians, nurses, paraeducators, speech/language therapists, and anyone else who works directly with students in Pre-K – 12th grade. The course…
The classroom hits the virtual road
EASTHAMPTON — To guide her students as they studied ancient Greece and Rome this spring, sixth-grade teacher Judith Breier took a different approach from the traditional textbook lesson. On June…
Story exhibit on May 1st highlights action-oriented conversations around anti-racism
…students in this project,” said Keisch. “Not only their stories, but their insight about exhibit design has been extremely valuable.” The JFK Students of Color Alliance, for example, has been…