…education. The budget plows nearly $270 million more into school spending, pushing total Chapter 70 aid to nearly $5.18 billion. It’s the same amount the Senate had passed in May…
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Turners Falls Schools to see all new administrators
…McKinley. All four are new to Turners Falls, but have previous experience in education and other lines of work. n Principal Menard worked for the last four years as principal…
States Raise the Bar for What It Means to Be Proficient in Reading and Math
…the National Center on Education Statistics. Because each state sets its own standards for what proficiency in a subject means, researchers at the center developed a formula that could compare…
Shawn Fortin
Dr. Shawn Fortin is the Director of Teaching and Learning for the Belchertown Public Schools. He has fifteen years of experience in public K-12 education in MA and has used…
Westhampton Elementary School wins national honor
…the school received a designation as a National Blue Ribbon School from the U.S. Department of Education. It was nominated for this designation, which has been given out since 1982,…
State board rejects Hadley Chinese charter school expansion
…state’s Board of Elementary and Secondary Education on Monday turned down a proposed expansion to nearly double its enrollment. In a voice vote about four hours into its meeting in…
Greenfield Middle School Principal Gary Tashjian retires
…granddaughter. “I’ve just gotten to the point where I want to put energy in other places. In order to do a good job in education, you need to put most…
New program lets schools compete for increased funding
…than $7 billion each year on education. To qualify, schools must craft a plan that includes high quality early education programs, longer school days or innovative ways to teach students….
Lia Atanat
…social studies teachers. Lia holds a BA in Anthropology from Temple University, an MA in History from Boston College, and a Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages….
Afterschool programs work Let’s fund services with huge dividends for children and families
…for affordable, quality programs. Parents know afterschool programs inspire their children to learn and help them academically as well as to develop the social and emotional skills they’ll need for…