…educational and training opportunities for young adults, along with increased participation in their community, then it will be seen positively. She mentioned a personal hope of hers would be continuing…
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Alicia Lopez
…teaching at Amherst Regional Middle School, where she teaches ELL students in 7th and 8th grades. Alicia received her Master’s in Education at UMass in Language, Literacy and Culture with…
Franklin County Technical School receives grant for tree nursery
…Greenfield and Montague tree committees wrote a grant proposal for the project, which resulted in an $18,000, five-year grant from the Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts to create a tree…
Gill Elementary hires new principal
…South Hadley. She has also served on the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s principal advisory council, and has experience working with special education, mental health and restorative practices….
With prospect of more charter schools, rural educators see greater risk
…districts can be defined as those with fewer than 1,000 students, or which serve towns with fewer than 10 students per square mile, according to the National Center for Education…
Massachusetts to recommend modifying MCAS graduation requirements for Class of 2022
…8 and 10 until June 11, officials said on Thursday. The recommendations will have to be approved by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. If approved by the board,…
DEIB Coordinators Reflection & Connection Group
This FREE Professional Learning Community is a group for all district and school-level Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) Coordinators (or similar roles & responsibilities) to connect, reflect and share…
Palmer-Monson Family Network offers a “great, fun, safe place” for kids and parents
…the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care through a Coordinated Family and Community Engagement Grant. This service, designed for young ones from infants through age 8, is not only…
HEC Academy students support Monte’s March
HEC Academy students joined Monte Belmonte yesterday afternoon for part of his annual “Monte’s March” to raise awareness and funds for the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts. HEC Academy students…
Juuling in school: E-cigarette use prevalent among local youth
…teenage electronic cigarette use has reached “an epidemic proportion.” Statistics from a bi-annual survey of thousands of students were discussed Friday at a presentation mostly to educators in area schools,…